§ 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 October 1991, is contained in the table and can also he obtained from the NOMIS database system in the Library.
Claimant unemployment by duration in Greater London October 19911 Duration of unemployment Number of unemployed Up to 3 months 114,667 3 to 6 months 71,667 6 to 9 months 55,645 9 to 12 months 32,987 1 to 2 years 54,748 2 to 3 years 14,458 Over 3 years 22,764 1 Unemployment figures by duration are produced quarterly and are on the unadjusted basis.