§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what percentage of people aged 50 and over were not in employment in(a) 1997, (b) 1998, (c) 1999, (d) 2000, (e) 2001 and (f) 2002 in (i) Coventry and (ii) the UK. [101189]
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§ Ruth Kelly[holding answer 10 March 2003]: I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Jim Cunningham, dated 12 March 2003:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about people aged 50 and over who are not in employment. (101189)The attached tables give the information requested for the three-month period ending November of each year from 1997 to 2002. These estimates are from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and are subject to sampling variability from year to year. They are not seasonally adjusted.
Table 1: Percentage of people aged 50–59/641 who are not in employment; United Kingdom, 1997 to 2002 September to November Per cent.not seasonally adjusted 1997 35.3 1998 33.6 1999 33.5 2000 32.9 2001 31.9 2002 31.2 1 Men aged 50–64 and women aged 50–59. Note
These Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates have been adjusted to reflect the 2001 Census results.
Source
ONS Labour Force Survey
Table 2: Percentage of people aged 50–59/641 who are not in employment; Coventry local authority district; 1997 to 2002 September to November Per cent. not seasonally adjusted 1997 32.4 1998 34.3 1999 40.6 2000 36.9 2001 33.3 2002 48.4 1 Men aged 50–64 and women aged 50–59. Note
These Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates have not yet been adjusted to reflect the 2001 Census results.
Source
ONS Labour Force Survey