§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the latest statistics for unemployment in the Durham area for those aged(a) under 18, (b) 18 to 40 and (c) over 40 years.
Mr. JacksonThe information, for the City of Durham parliamentary constituency, is contained in the table and can also be obtained from the NOMIS database system in the Library.
Unemployed Claimants in the City of Durham January 1992 Age Group Total1 Under 18 3 18 to 39 2,360 40 and over 1,028 1 The figures are on the unadjusted basis.
§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of persons employed(a) in manufacturing industry and (b) in service industries for each year since 1981.
Mr. JacksonThe information relating to employees in employment is shown in the table:
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United Kingdom (Thousands) Seasonally Adjusted September each year Manufacturing Services 1981 6,148 13,414 1982 5,769 13,384 1983 5,485 13,570 1984 5,402 13,873
September each year Manufacturing Services 1985 5,371 14,117 1986 5,200 14,317 1987 5,176 14,693 1988 5,217 15,340 1989 5,215 15,663 1990 5,147 15,826 1991 4,795 15,495
§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what estimate he makes for each year since 1979 of(a) the total available work force, namely all those of working age regardless of whether they were in work or not, and (b) the percentage of the population which was not in work regardless of whether they were looking for work.
Mr. JacksonThe available estimates from the labour force survey are given in the following table.
Population of working age and percentage not in Employment 1979–90 Great Britain Population of working age1Thousands Percentage not in employment2 1979 31,966 26.6 1981 32,463 29.9 1983 32,861 32.4 1984 33,125 31.6 1985 33,301 30.7 1986 33,425 30.6 1987 33,620 29.8 1988 33,750 27.7 1989 33,851 25.6 1990 33,922 25.1 1 Men aged 16–64 and women aged 16–59. 2 Unemployed (on ILO definition) plus economically inactive as a percentage of population of working age.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of(a) men and (b) women registered as unemployed in the Tooting constituency on 18 February.
Mr. JacksonIn January 1992, the latest available date, there were 4,325 men and 1,636 women claimant unemployed in the Tooting parliamentary constituency, on the unadjusted basis. Figures for February 1992 will be released on 19 March 1992.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of(a) men and (b) women under the age of 21 years who were registered as unemployed in the London borough of Wandsworth on 18 February.
Mr. JacksonUnemployment figures by age are only available on a quarterly basis and are based on particular age bands. In January 1992, the latest available date, there were 561 male and 301 female unemployed claimants aged under 20 years in the London borough of Wandsworth.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs were on offer at each jobcentre in the Leeds metropolitan district in each month since January 1990 showing totals(a) for the Leeds metropolitan district as a whole and (b) for each jobcentre.
Mr. JacksonThe information requested can be obtained from the NOMIS database in the Library.
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§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what are the numbers of people now registered as unemployed in the Greater London area who have been out of work for periods of up to three months, six months, nine months, one year, two years, three years or longer.
Mr. JacksonThe latest available information, relating to January 1992, is contained in the following table and can also be obtained from the NOMIS database system in the Library.
Claimant unemployment by duration in Greater London January 19921 Duration of unemployment Number of unemployed Up to 3 months 108,949 3 to 6 months 78,186 6 to 9 months 54,548 9 to 12 months 44,000 1 to 2 years 68,019 2 to 3 years 17,054 Over 3 years 23,288 1 Unemployment figures by duration are produced quarterly and are on the unadjusted basis.