§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the most recent unemployment figures for each Northern region county and travel-to-work area, categorised by sex, age, and the duration of unemployment, for the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives the information at 14 January for each county in the Northern region and for the north Tyne, south Tyne and Teesside travel-to-work areas. Corresponding figures for other travel-to-work areas in the region could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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Northumberland Males Females Duration in weeks Under 25 25–54 55 and over All ages Under 25 25–54 55 and over All ages 2 or less 199 204 47 450 143 100 6 249 Over 2 and up to 4 weeks 190 198 46 434 148 54 2 204 Over 4 and up to 8 weeks 327 423 241 991 250 181 7 438 Over 8 and up to 13 weeks 346 427 164 937 256 252 19 527 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 800 864 438 2,102 668 452 38 1,158 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 680 833 558 2,071 554 527 48 1,129 Over 52 and up to 104 weeks 495 872 560 1,927 269 306 58 633 Over 104 and up to 156 weeks 63 216 343 622 31 48 13 92 Over 156 weeks 30 230 388 648 15 49 39 103 Total 3,130 4,267 2,785 10,182 2,334 1,969 230 4,533
Tyne and Wear Males Females Duration in weeks Under 25 25–54 55 and over All ages Under 25 25–54 55 and over All ages 2 or less 970 1,115 223 2,308 810 415 22 1,247 Over 2 and up to 4 weeks 851 1,269 304 2,424 695 386 30 1,111 Over 4 and up to 8 weeks 2,037 2,596 563 5,196 1,257 832 56 2,145 Over 8 and up to 13 weeks 2,166 2,905 674 5,745 1,468 926 58 2,452 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 4,708 4,950 1,573 11,231 3,305 1,930 220 5,455 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 4,843 6,479 2,231 13,553 3,014 2,548 272 5,834 Over 52 and up to 104 weeks 4,597 7,583 2,534 14,714 1,905 1,733 273 3,911 Over 104 and up to 156 weeks 1,202 2,620 939 4,761 379 407 92 878 Over 156 weeks 564 4,289 2,146 6,999 212 593 304 1,109 Total 21,938 33,806 11,187 66,931 13,045 9,770 1,327 24,142
North Tyne travel-to-work area Males Females Duration in weeks Under 25 25–54 55 and over All ages Under 25 25–54 55 and over All ages 2 or less 387 477 87 951 349 171 11 531 Over 2 and up to 4 weeks 377 506 123 1,006 265 187 21 473 Over 4 and up to 8 weeks 886 1,065 220 2,171 516 342 21 879 Over 8 and up to 13 weeks 944 1,272 257 2,473 559 403 26 988 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 2,085 2,080 662 4,827 1,412 876 107 2,395 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 1,860 2,554 897 5,311 1,202 1,028 114 2,344 Over 52 and up to 104 weeks 1,763 2,876 1,033 5,672 726 615 100 1,441 Over 104 and up to 156 weeks 480 1,058 336 1,874 130 162 37 329 Over 156 weeks 188 1,497 829 2,514 61 143 81 285 Total 8,970 13,385 4,444 26,799 5,220 3,927 518 9,665
South Tyne Travel-to-work area Males Females Duration in weeks Under 25 25–54 55 and over All ages Under 25 25–54 55 and over All ages 2 or less 361 411 102 874 288 131 8 427 Over 2 and up to 4 weeks 315 544 173 1,032 227 107 8 342 Over 4 and up to 8 weeks 746 1,022 255 2,023 436 277 17 730 Over 8 and up to 13 weeks 801 1,140 295 2,236 532 308 21 861 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 1,707 1,871 647 4,225 1,247 646 73 1,966 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 1,813 2,384 891 5,088 1,109 936 103 2,148 Over 52 and up to 104 weeks 1,659 2,634 949 5,242 731 617 103 1,451 Over 104 and up to 156 weeks 413 874 324 1,611 150 141 32 323 Over 156 weeks 169 1,309 763 2,241 65 230 134 429 Total 7,984 12,189 4,399 24,572 4,785 3,393 499 8,677 256W257W
Teeside Travel -to-work area Males Females Duration in weeks Under 25 25–54 55 and over All ages Under 25 25–54 55 and over All ages 2 or less 375 490 107 972 482 188 10 680 Over 2 and up to 4 weeks 401 516 142 1,059 277 81 5 363
Males Females Duration in weeks Under 25 25–54 55 and over All ages Under 25 25–54 55 and over All ages Over 4 and up to 8 weeks 795 997 253 2,045 551 266 15 832 Over 8 and up to 13 weeks 893 1,214 306 2,413 573 374 30 977 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 2,195 2,430 827 5,452 1,631 862 72 2,565 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 2,230 3,085 1,696 7,011 1,458 1,049 113 2,620 Over 52 and up to 104 weeks 2,433 4,265 1,903 8,601 1,083 880 163 2,126 Over 104 and up to 156 weeks 658 1,435 436 2,529 225 170 46 441 Over 156 weeks 218 1,361 706 2,285 90 184 87 361 Total 10,198 15,793 6,376 32,367 6,370 4,054 541 10,965