HC Deb 12 July 1988 vol 137 cc189-91W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish his estimate of the unemployment figures for each month since January 1982 on an unchanged benefits basis.

Mr. Lee

This information is available in the Library. The table shows seasonally adjusted unemployed

Seasonally adjusted unemployment United Kingdom (Thousands)
Month 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
January 2,510.3 2,792.1 2,930.6 3,077.6 3,154.0 3,112.2 2,564.7
February 2,521.4 2,799.6 2,954.5 3,097.9 3,164.8 3,066.5 2,532.6
March 2,532.3 2,824.7 2,966.2 3,094.3 3,204.7 3,037.3 2,504.0

claimants, excluding school-leavers, in the United Kingdom for each month from January 1982 to May 1988. This series is consistent with current rules allowing for all significant changes in coverage.

Month 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
April 2,559.0 2,842.7 2,956.9 2,117.3 3,194.9 3,021.4 2,453.1
May 2,574.5 2,861.7 2,971.7 3,118.1 3,200.1 2,950.9 2,415.5
June 2,605.8 2,884.2 2,977.2 3,106.9 3,208.8 2,922.2
July 2,635.7 2,886.9 2,993.6 3,111.8 3,210.3 2,873.1
August 2,662.0 2,884.1 3,008.5 3,117.5 3,206.3 2,825.5
September 2,685.0 2,893.8 3,038.3 3,122.7 3,185.7 2,772.2
October 2,715.0 2,900.3 3,051.7 3,126.6 3,163.5 2,713.6
November 2,740.7 2,908.4 3,064.5 3,127.1 3,150.7 2,650.8
December 2,771.5 2,919.5 3,070.1 3,143.6 3,120.7 2,613.9