§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Paymaster General how many permanent jobs, full-time and part-time, have been created in the London borough of Waltham Forest since 1979.
§ Mr. LeeInformation about jobs created is not available from my Department's statistics. Net changes in employment can be given, but, for areas smaller than regions, only those dates when censuses of employment are taken.
The latest available figures are from the June 1978 and the September 1981 censuses of employment. In that period, the number of employees in employment in the local authority district of Waltham Forest fell by 7,100; a breakdown of full-time and part-time employees for the district is not readily available for the earlier year. The September 1984 census estimates for local areas are not yet available. Between censuses employment statistics are based on small scale sample inquiries which cannot produce reliable results for areas smaller than the standard economic regions.
§ Ms. Clare Shortasked the Paymaster General what was the unemployment rate on Budget day and six months; later for each year since 1979.
§ Mr. LeeThe following information is in the Library. The table gives seasonally adjusted unemployment rates calculated as a percentage of the working population for the United Kingdom on monthly unemployment count dates closest to Budget days and six months after each count date for each year since 1979. The statistics have been adjusted for discontinuities to be consistent with the current monthly count.
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Seasonally adjusted unemployment percentage rates—United Kingdom Budget day dates Appropriate unemployment Count dates Unemployment rate Per cent. 3 April 1979 5 April 1979 4.3 11 October 1979 4.2 12 June 1979 14 June 1979 4.2 6 December 1979 4.2 26 March 1980 13 March 1980 4.5 11 September 1980 6.0 10 March 1981 12 March 1981 7.9 10 September 1981 9.0 9 March 1982 11 March 1982 9.5 9 September 1982 10.1 15 March 1983 10 March 1983 10.6 8 September 1983 10.9 13 March 1984 8 March 1984 10.9 13 September 1984 11.2 19 March 1985 14 March 1985 11.2
Budget day dales Appropriate unemployment Count dates Unemployment rate Per cent. 12 September 1985 11.3 18 March 1986 6 March 1986 11.6 11 September 1986 11.6
§ Mr. Frank Cookasked the Paymaster General if he will list the current unemployment rates in the unemployment exchanges nearest to the following nuclear power installations: (a) Springfields, (b) Heysham A and B, (c) Hartlepool, (d) Wylfa, (e) Trawsfynydd, (f) Oldbury, (g) Berkeley, (h) Hinckley Point A and B, (i) Winfrith, (j) Dungeness A and B, (k) Bradwell, (l) Sizewell A and (m) Sellafield.
§ Mr. LeeUnemployment rates are only calculated for self-contained labour market areas; the smallest such areas are travel-to-work areas. The following table shows unemployment rates as at 8 January 1987 in the travel-to-work areas covering the nuclear power installations specified, expressed as a percentage of employees in employment plus the unemployed.
Nuclear Power Installation Travel-to-work area Unemployment rate at 8 January 1987 Springfields Preston 11.3 Heysham A and B Lancaster and Morecambe 15.9 Hartlepool Hartlepool 23.2 Wylfa Holyhead 23.3 Trawsfynydd Portmadoc and Ffestiniog 19.2 Oldbury Bristol 10.8 Berkeley Stroud 9.7 Hinckley Point A and B Bridgwater 13.9 Winfrith Dorchester and Weymouth 11.2 Dungeness A and B Folkestone 16.1 Bradwell Southend 13.6 128W
Cumulative Proportions of Young People in Stated Categories1 In a full-time job Per cent. In a part-time job Per cent. In a full-time course Per cent. Unemployed Per cent. 1985–86 April 1985 75 0 0 25 April-May 1985 68 3 0 23 April-June 1985 71 3 2 20 April-July 1985 70 4 2 19 April-August 1985 74 4 2 15 April-September 1985 75 3 2 14 April-October 1985 74 3 2 14 April-November 1985 72 2 2 14 April-December 1985 71 3 2 15 April-January 1986 70 3 2 15 April-February 1986 70 2 2 15 April-March 1986 71 2 2 15 1986–87 April 1986 240 0 0 27 April-May 1986 76 0 2 8 April-June 1986 81 0 2 7 April-July 1986 83 0 2 6 1 Figures refer to answers to the question "What are you doing now?" The totals do not add up to 100 per cent, because the table does not include those answering "on another YTS scheme" or "doing something else" or "not answered." 2 Represents a low number of leavers.
Nuclear Power Installation Travel-to-work area Unemployment rate at 8 January 1987 Sizewell Woodbridge and Leiston 8.7 Sellafield Whitehaven 12.3