§ 23. Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many full-time jobs have been(a) lost and (b) created in the inner city of Liverpool in the last six months.
§ Mr. NichollsThis information is not available. The Department's statistics for local areas monitor only net changes in employment between census of employment dates, and the most recent figures are for September 1987.
§ 24. Mr. RiddickTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the current rate of employment in the United Kingdom and list those countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development whose rate of unemployment is higher.
§ Mr. HowardIn December 1989, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the United Kingdom was 5.8 per cent. On the OECD international definition the unemployment rate was higher in Ireland, Spain, Italy, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Denmark and Canada.
§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the change in long-term unemployment since April 1986.
§ Mr. NichollsIn October 1989, the number of unemployed claimants in the United Kingdom who had been unemployed for 12 months or more was down 743,194 or 54.8 per cent. compared with April 1986. The comparison is affected by the change of the count from September 1988 due to new benefit regulations affecting those young people aged under 18 years.
§ 87. Mr. Patrick ThompsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the change in numbers of unemployed in the Norwich travel-to-work area since 1987.
§ Mr. NichollsIn December 1989 the number of unemployed claimants in the Norwich travel-to-work areas was 5,918, a fall of 6,484 or 52.3 per cent. since the June 1987 election. The comparison is affected by the change in the coverage of the count from September 1988 due to the new benefit regulations affecting those aged under 18, and are not seasonally adjusted.
§ 88. Mr. FryTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many(a) men and (b) women over the age of 55 years were unemployed at the latest count (i) for less than six months, (ii) for between six months and 12 months, (iii) for between 12 months and two years and (iv) over two years.
§ Mr. NichollsThe requested information is contained in the following table.
Unemployed claimants over 55 years old in the United Kingdom October 1989 (unadjusted) Duration of unemployment Male Female Less than 6 months 41,795 9,489 6 to 12 months 22,173 5,298 1 to 2 years 19,965 6,377 Over 2 years 69,167 23,027
§ 83. Mr. LathamTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will make a statement on job losses in the east midlands in recent months.
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§ Mr. NichollsThere are no figures for job losses and job gains, but latest estimates show that the civilian work force in employment has risen by 34,000 over the year to September 1989. Estimates for the last year are as follows:
Civilian work force in employment in east midlands region unadjusted for seasonal variation Thousands September 1988 1,777 December 1988 1,778 March 1989 1,782 June 1989 1,793 September 1989 1,810 Change September 1988 to September 1989 34 per cent. Percentage change September 1988 to September 1989 1.9
§ 69. Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many individuals are working in two jobs and are thus counted twice in the employment totals.
§ Mr. NichollsEvidence on the number of people with two jobs can be derived from the labour force survey (LFS), which estimated that 567,000, 2.6 per cent., employees in Great Britain had a second job as an employee in spring 1988.
However, the exact number of persons with two or more jobs included in the published employees in employment estimates is not known, since the estimates are based on figures collected from employers, who will not generally know if an employee is filling the post as a second job.
§ 66. Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest available unemployment rate for under-18s in the Holloway travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information is not available in the form requested.
§ 53. Mr. DuffyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will make a statement regarding the current level of unemployment in the city of Sheffield.
§ Mr. NichollsIn December 1989 there were 23,347 unemployed claimants in the local authority area of Sheffield, a fall of 47.7 per cent. since unemployment in Sheffield began on a downward trend in July 1986.
§ 52. Mr. FranksTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment by how much unemployment has fallen in Cumbria since June 1987; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NichollsBetween June 1987 and December 1989 the number of unemployed claimants in the local authority area of Cumbria fell by 8,192 or 42.3 per cent. The comparison is affected by the change in the coverage of the count from September 1988 due to the new benefit regulations affecting those aged under 18.
§ 50. Mr. PawseyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the growth in jobs in Warwickshire since 1987.
§ Mr. NichollsIt is not possible to give an estimate. The Department's statistics for the county monitor only net changes in employment between census of employment dates, and the most recent figures are for September 1987.
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§ 47. Mr. ParryTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest unemployment figure for the constituency of Liverpool, Riverside.
§ Mr. NichollsIn December 1989, the number of unemployed claimants in the parliamentary constituency of Liverpool, Riverside was 7,425.
§ 48. Mr. Brandon-BravoTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the change in unemployment in the last year.
§ Mr. NichollsIn the 12 months to December 1989 the level of unemployment, seasonally adjusted, in the United Kingdom fell by 402,500 or 20 per cent.
§ 37. Mr. ChurchillTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the fall in unemployment in the north-west from its peak to date.
§ Mr. NichollsIn December 1989 the level of seasonally adjusted unemployment in the north-west region was 237,700, a fall of 189,700 or 44.4 per cent. since its peak in June 1986.
§ 35. Mr. Allen McKayTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will estimate the number and percentage of young people aged 16 to 20 years entering employment without training in Germany, Japan, the United States of America, Sweden and the United Kingdom for the most recent date for which information is available.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information is not available in the form requested.