HC Deb 25 July 1990 vol 177 cc274-5W
Mr. Oppenheim

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the level of unemployment in the Amber Valley parliamentary constituency or the closest corresponding area, each year since 1975 up until the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Jackson

Unemployment figures by parliamentary constituency are available only from June 1983. The following information is available in the Library. The table shows the annual average number of unemployed claimants in the Amber Valley parliamentary constituency for the years 1983 to 1989.

The annual average number of unemployed claimants in the Amber Valley parliamentary constituency
Year Number
11983 3,475
1984 3,757
1985 4,167
1986 4,242
1987 3,841
1988 3,202
1989 2,333
1 Average of the seven months June to December 1983

The comparison is affected by the changes in the coverage of the count that have occurred over the period. Comparable figures for earlier years are not available on the same geographical basis.

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