§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of unemployed in the Liverpool, Riverside constituency at the latest available date; and what percentage this represents of the working population.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe numbers unemployed are compiled for jobcentre areas and not for parliamentary constituencies. On 8 December 1983, the number of unemployed claimants in the area covered by the Liverpool and Toxteth jobcentres, which is larger than the Liverpool, Riverside constituency, was 14,972.
Percentage rates of unemployment are calculated for complete travel-to-work areas only, and the rate on 8 December in the Liverpool travel-to-work area, of which the Liverpool and Toxteth jobcentre areas are constituent parts, was 19 per cent. The rate is based on the estimated number of employees, employed and unemployed, which differs from the working population in that it excludes members of Her Majesty's forces and the self-employed.