UNEMPLOYMENT IN GREATER LONDON (Hansard, 2 November 1992)

HL Deb 02 November 1992 vol 539 c116WA 116WA

§ Lord Jenkins of Putney
asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many people are unemployed in Greater London, and what was the figure for 1979.

'The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Employment (Viscount Ullswater)
In September 1992, the latest available date, the level of seasonally adjusted claimant unemployment in Greater London was 444,600. This compares with 102,300 in September 1979.