§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of people unemployed for less than(a) one year, (b) two years, (c) three years, (d) four years, (e) five years and (f) more than five years; and how many in each group are (i) male and (ii) female; for the United Kingdom and each standard region for Scotland and Wales.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 26 March 1990]: The information is contained in the following table and can also be obtained from the NOMIS database system in the House Library.
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Duration of Unemployment Male Female Total South East Less than 1 year 178,454 71,278 249,732 Less than 2 years 207,990 80,818 288,808 Less than 3 years 220,573 84,611 305,184 Less than 4 years 228,495 87,098 315,593 Less than 5 years 234,754 89,041 323,795 5 years or more 19,787 5,119 24,906 South West Less than 1 year 50,595 22,079 72,674 Less than 2 years 57,678 24,743 82,421 Less than 3 years 60,507 25,744 86,251 Less than 4 years 62,253 26,401 88,654 Less than 5 years 63,684 26,916 90,600 5 years or more 4,581 1,633 6,214 East Anglia Less than 1 year 19,867 7,919 27,786 Less than 2 years 22,099 8,730 30,829 Less than 3 years 23,020 9,064 32,084 Less than 4 years 23,616 9,290 32,906 Less than 5 years 24,081 9,483 33,564 5 years or more 1,853 542 2,395 West Midlands Less than 1 year 69,046 29,830 98,876 Less than 2 years 83,670 34,811 118,481 Less than 3 years 90,127 36,856 126,983 Less than 4 years 94,310 38,288 132,598 Less than 5 years 97,774 39,465 137,239 5 years or more 15,617 3,606 19,223 East Midlands Less than 1 year 48,801 20,347 69,148 Less than 2 years 57,128 23,210 80,338 Less than 3 years 60,867 24,319 85,186 Less than 4 years 63,088 25,141 88,229
Duration of Unemployment Male Female Total Less than 5 years 64,777 25,744 90,521 5 years or more 7,114 1,878 8,992 North West Less than 1 year 107,802 43,836 151,638 Less than 2 years 133,822 51,549 185,371 Less than 3 years 145,216 54,619 199,835 Less than 4 years 151,986 56,589 208,575 Less than 5 years 157,304 58,075 215,379 5 years or more 23,507 4,308 27,815 Yorkshire and Humberside Less than 1 year 79,658 30,882 110,540 Less than 2 years 95,608 35,831 131,439 Less than 3 years 102,498 37,927 140,425 Less than 4 years 106,955 39,287 146,242 Less than 5 years 110,584 40,351 150,935 5 years or more 13,538 2,875 16,413 Northern Less than 1 year 59,131 22,695 81,826 Less than 2 years 72,906 26,526 99,432 Less than 3 years 78,332 28,006 106,338 Less than 4 years 81,636 28,963 110,599 Less than 5 years 84,373 29,707 114,080 5 years or more 12,794 2,242 15,036 Wales Less than 1 year 46,126 17,265 63,391 Less than 2 years 54,679 19,554 74,233 Less than 3 years 58,153 20,490 78,643 Less than 4 years 59,940 21,046 80,986 Less than 5 years 61,418 21,462 82,880 5 years or more 6,318 1,151 7,469 Northern Ireland Less than 1 year 32,066 15,225 47,291 Less than 2 years 42,397 18,758 61,155 Less than 3 years 48,706 20,404 69,110 Less than 4 years 53,599 21,555 75,154 Less than 5 years 57,759 22,432 80,191 5 years or more 17,808 2,414 20,222 Scotland Less than 1 year 94,419 42,113 136,532 Less than 2 years 118,358 49,237 167,595 Less than 3 years 128,717 52,270 18,978 Less than 4 years 135,169 54,097 189,266 Less than 5 years 140,257 55,601 195,858 5 years or more 19,623 3,695 23,318 United Kingdom Less than 1 year 785,965 323,469 1,109,434 Less than 2 years 946,335 373,767 1,320,102 Less than 3 years 1,016,716 394,310 1,411,026 Less than 4 years 1,061,047 407,755 1,468,302 Less than 5 years 1,096,765 418,277 1,515,042 5 years or more 142,540 29,463 172,003