§ Simon HughesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the(a) change and (b) percentage change was in full-time permanent jobs in Greater London, broken down by borough, from 1997 to 31 December 2003; [173248]
(2) how many new jobs have been created in London, broken down by borough, since 1997. [173249]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Simon Hughes, dated May 2004:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about full-time jobs and jobs created in Greater London. I am replying in his absence. (173248,173249)
While statistics of jobs created are not available explicitly, statistics from surveys enable comparisons to be made of net changes in numbers of jobs from year to year.
The attached table shows the information requested, relating to all jobs and full-time jobs in Greater London, by borough, for 1997 and 2002, which is the latest year for which figures are available.
Information is not available about whether the jobs were permanent.
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Total number of employee jobsl and net change in employee jobs for1997 and 2002 Greater London, by borough
Thousand 1997 2002 Full-time Total Full-time Total Borough Barking and Dagenham 37.4 49.9 35.6 45.8 Barnet 72.6 106.9 74.7 107.1 Bexley 38.5 56.9 45.8 65.3 Brent 70.6 94.7 77.3 100.9 Bromley 57.8 91.6 67.8 96.9 Camden 180.0 230.7 203.2 259.4 City of London 248.1 283.1 270.6 312.0 Croydon 86.6 123.8 94.4 131.3 Ealing 83.1 113.0 88.5 117.1 Enfield 60.3 84.8 65.2 91.5 Greenwich 40.7 57.8 39.0 60.4 Hackney 61.8 80.1 70.4 90.7 Hammersmith and Fulham 65.1 85.6 80.0 103.1 Haringey 39.4 58.3 42.1 60.4 Harrow 44.6 63.3 47.7 67.6 Havering 45.6 67.7 52.1 75.4 Hillingdon 111.8 141.8 127.0 162.9 Hounslow 87.7 115.3 95.0 122.1 Islington 106.3 135.6 118.3 149.9 Kensington and Chelsea 83.7 117.1 86.5 119.9 Kingston-upon-Thames 54.0 75.4 46.5 67.5 Lambeth 72.8 995 86.4 119.4 Lewisham 35.8 55.4 38.0 61.5 Merton 42.2 61.2 50.5 68.2 Newham 43.7 58.7 46.4 63.7 Redbridge 41.1 61.5 46.2 68.2 Richmond-upon-Thames 41.9 61.1 46.7 65.3 Southwark 106.4 134.0 112.6 144.2 Sutton 40.5 57.3 42.6 62.6 Tower Hamlets 93.9 118.3 119.2 147.4 Waltham Forest 33.6 27.3 33.5 55.6 Wandsworth 64.2 91.9 74.1 105.6 Westminster, City of 412.5 541.9 424.2 554.2 Total 2,702.8 3,619.9 2,946.6 3,921.5 889W
Change from 1997 to 2002 Absolute (Thousand) Percentage Full-time Total Full-time Total Borough Barking and Dagenham -1.8 -4.2 -4.8 -8.3 Barnet +2.2 +0.3 +2.9 +0.2 Bexley +7.3 +8.4 +18.8 +14.6 Brent +6.7 +6.3 +9.4 +6.6 Bromley +10.1 +5.3 +17.4 +5.7 Camden +23.3 +28.7 +12.9 +12.4 City of London +22.6 +28.9 +9.1 +10.2 Croydon +7.9 +7.6 +9.1 +6.1 Ealing +5.4 +4.2 +6.4 +3.7 Enfield +5.0 +6.8 +8.1 +8.0 Greenwich -1.8 +2.7 -4.3 +4.6 Hackney +8.6 +10.7 +13.9 +13.3 Hammersmith and Fulham +15.0 +17.6 +23.1 +20.5 Haringey +2.7 +2.1 +6.7 +3.5 Harrow +3.2 +4.3 +7.2 +6.8 Havering +6.5 +7.8 +14.1 +11.4 Hillingdon +15.3 +21.2 +13.6 +14.9 Hounslow +7.4 +6.8 +8.4 +5.9 Islington +12.0 +14.3 +11.3 +10.5 Kensington and Chelsea +2.8 +2.9 +3.3 +2.4
Change from 1997 to 2002 Absolute (Thousand) Percentage Full-time Total Full-time Total Kingston-upon-Thames -7.5 -7 9 -13.9 -10.5 Lambeth +13.6 +20.0 +18.7 +20.0 Lewisham +2.2 +6.1 +6.0 +10.9 Merton +8.3 +7.1 +19.6 +11.6 Newham +2.8 +5.0 +6.3 +8.5 Redbridge +5.1 +6.8 +12.4 +10.9 Richmond-upon-Thames +4.8 +4.2 +11.5 +6.8 Southwark +6.3 +10.2 +5.8 +7.6 Sutton +2.2 +5.3 +5.2 +9.2 Tower Hamlets +25.4 +29.2 +27.0 +24.6 Waltham Forest -0.1 +8.3 -0.3 +17.6 Wandsworth +10.0 +13.3 +15.5 +15.0 Westminster, City of +11.7 +12.4 +2.8 +2.3 Total +243.8 +301.7 +9.0 +8.3 1 Employee jobs only, not self-employed jobs. Sources: 1997: Annual Employment Survey (rescaled), 2002: Annual Business Inquiry (ABI)