§ Sir David PriceTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest unemployment figures for the borough of Eastleigh, Hampshire, and for the same period in each of the last six years; and, in each case, what percentage of the total available work force the unemployed represented.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 13 November 1989]: The following information is available from the Library. The table shows the number of unemployed claimants in Eastleigh local authority district in September 1989 and in each September for the preceding six years. These figures are slightly affected by the change in the compilation of the count in March 1986 to reduce over-recording and changes in benefit regulations in September 1988 affecting young people aged under 18.
Percentage rates of unemployment are not calculated for local authority districts.
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Local Authority District of Eastleigh September Unemployed Claimants 1983 2,690 1984 2,892 1985 3,028 1986 3,247 1987 2,602 1988 1,657 1989 1,110