Labour Statistics (Hansard, 22 December 1988)

§ Mr. Livingstone
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the level of unemployment in the London borough of Brent.

§ Mr. Lee
The following information is in the Library. On 10 November 1988 the number of unemployed claimants in the London borough of Brent was 11,928.

§ Mr. Yeo
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of people(a) employed and (b) self-employed in the United Kingdom on the latest available date.

§ Mr. Lee
In June 1988 there were 25,739,000 people in the work force in employment in the United Kingdom; of which 2,985,000 were self-employed. The work force in employment comprises employees in employment, the self-employed, Her Majesty's forces and participants in work-related Government training programmes.

§ Mr. Butler
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a further statement on the current levels of employment in the north-west of England.

§ Mr. Lee
In June 1988, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 2,603,000 people in the civilian work force in employment in the north-west region This is an increase of 77,000 since June 1983. The civilian work force in employment comprises employees in employment, the self-employed and participants in work-related Government training programme.

§ Mr. Harry Barnes
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest unemployment figures for the parish of Renishaw in Derbyshire; and if he will make a statement on the estimated trend throughout 1989.

§ Mr. Lee
Following is the available information. Unemployment statistics are not available for parish areas. However, in November 1988 the number of unemployed claimants in the local authority ward of Renishaw in Derbyshire was 106, compared with 146 in November 1987, a fall of 40 or 27.4 per cent. over the year. This comparison is affected by the change in the coverage of the count from September 1988 due to new benefit regulations for young people aged under 18.
This Department does not make predictions of unemployment.