§ Mr. HepburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what the average age is of an employee in the manufacturing industry in(a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK; and what it has been in each year since 1997; [166768]
(2) how many people employed in the (a) manufacturing industry and (b) service sector have been over 50 years old in (i) the Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 1997; [166769]
1216W(3) how many (a) men and (b) women have been employed in the service sector in (i) the Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 1997; [166770]
(4) how many (a) women and (b) people have been employed in the manufacturing industry in (i) the Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 1997; [166771]
(5) what the average age has been of an employee in the service sector in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. [166772]
§ Ruth KellyI have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Stephen Hepburn, dated 29 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about employment in Jarrow constituency and at regional and national level. (166768, 166769, 166770, 166771, 166772)
The attached tables give the information requested for
Jarrow Parliamentary Constituency.
South Tyneside Local Authority,
the North East, and
the UK
for the twelve month periods ending February each year from 2000 to 2002.
Information is not currently available for earlier or later periods, although the data for the twelve month period ending in February 2003 is to be published by ONS on 28 April 2004. Estimates are taken from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). As with any statistical sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to sampling variability.
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Table 1: Number of employees in the manufacturing and service sectors in selected areas (not seasonally adjusted) by gender, 12
month periods ending February 2000, 2001 and 2002
Thousand 2000 2001 2002 Manufacturing sector1 All employees Jarrow Constituency 10 7 8 South Tyneside 12 11 12 North East 194 187 188 United Kingdom 4,420 4,271 4,188 Male Jarrow Constituency 7 6 6 South Tyneside 10 9 10 North East 147 146 141 United Kingdom 3,226 3,141 3,069 Female Jarrow Constituency 2— 2— 2— South Tyneside 2— 2 3 North East 47 41 46 United Kingdom 1,193 1,130 1,119 Service sector1 All employees Jarrow Constituency 22 23 22 South Tyneside 35 38 38 North East 654 689 697 United Kingdom 17,280 17,626 17,941
Table 1: Number of employees in the manufacturing and service sectors in selected areas (not seasonally adjusted) by gender, 12
month periods ending February 2000, 2001 and 2002
Thousand 2000 2001 2002 Male Jarrow Constituency 9 9 9 South Tyneside 12 15 15 North East 256 278 279 United Kingdom 7,437 7,583 7,732 Female Jarrow Constituency 14 13 14 South Tyneside 23 23 23 North East 398 411 418 United Kingdom 9,843 10,043 10,209 1Manufacturing and service sectors ate based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 1992. 2Sample size too small for reliable estimate. Source: ONS Labour Force Survey.
Table 2: Number of employees in manufacturing and service sectors aged over 501 (not seasonally adjusted) 12 month periods
ending February 2000, 2001 and 2002
Thousand 2000 2001 2002 Manufacturing sector2 All employees
Jarrow Constituency 3— 3— 3— South Tyneside 3— 2 2 North East 31 36 36 United Kingdom 947 920 922 Service sector2 Jarrow Constituency 3— 4 4 South Tyneside 6 7 7 North East 126 129 136 United Kingdom 3,378 3,520 3,676 1Includes employees aged 50 to 99. 2Manufacturing and service sectors are based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 1992. 3 Sample size too small for reliable estimate. 1Source: ONS Labour Force Survey.
Table 3: Average age of employees in manufacturing and service sectors (not seasonally adjusted) 12 month periods ending
February 2000, 2001 and 2002
2000 2001 2002 Manufacturing sector1 Jarrow Constituency 37 37 38 South Tyneside 37 38 39 North East 37 39 39 United Kingdom 39 39 40 Service sector1 Jarrow Constituency 38 39 39 South Tyneside 38 38 38 North East 38 38 38 United Kingdom 38 38 38 1Manufacturing and service sectors are based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 1992. Source: ONS Labour Force Survey.