Unemployment (Hansard, 19 October 1992)

§ Sir Teddy Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current level of unemployment.

§ Mr. McLoughlin
In September 1992, the latest date for which claimant unemployment figures are available, the level of seasonally adjusted unemployment in the United Kingdom was 2,843,300.

§ Mr. Keith Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were unemployed in each standard economic region, including Greater London, in June 1979, and in the latest monthly figures available, adjusted for seasonality and for discontinuities.

§ Mr. McLoughlin
The information requested can be obtained from the NOMIS database in the Library.

Table 1 Male claimant unemployment (not seasonally adjusted)

April 1990 April 1991 April 1992

Number Rate¹ Number Rate Number Rate

Blaenau Gwent constituency²

Total 2,270 — 2,589 — 2,698 —

Unemployed for more than six months 1,194 — 1,282 — 1,629 —

Unemployed for more than 12 months 830 — 775 — 1,095 —

Wales

Total 63,859 8.4 86,694 11.4 99,071 13.1

Unemployed for more than six months 31,170 4.1 39,104 5.2 55,276 7.3

Unemployed for more than 12 months 19,746 2.6 21,247 2.8 33,633 4.4

England

Total 909,664 6.7 1,342,355 9.9 1,739,063 12.8

Unemployed for more than six months 458,048 3.3 583,211 4.3 935,204 6.9

Unemployed for more than 12 months 302,390 2.2 330,398 2.4 552,585 4.1

¹ Percentage of male work force (the sum of unemployed claimants, employees in employment, self-employed, Her Majesty's forces and participants on work-related Government training programmes).

² Official unemployment rates are not available for parliamentary constituencies.

Note: Claimant unemployment figures by duration are produced quarterly for the months of January, April, July and October, and are on the unadjusted basis.
Source: Employment Department quarterly analysis of unemployed claimants.

Table 2 Female claimant unemployment (not seasonally adjusted)

April 1990 April 1991 April 1992

Number Rate¹ Number Rate Number Rate

Blaenau Gwent Constituency²

Total 598 — 552 — 525 —

Unemployed for more than six months 262 — 206 — 240 —

Unemployed for more than 12 months 170 — 129 — 146 —

Wales

Total 20,698 3.8 23,810 4.4 26,590 4.9

Unemployed for more than six months 8,567 1.6 8,810 1.6 11,754 2.2

Unemployed for more than 12 months 4,860 0.9 4,379 0.8 5,803 1.1

England

Total 328,568 3.2 429,595 4.2 529,478 5.2

Unemployed for more than six months 145,209 1.4 160,519 1.6 239,461 2.4

Unemployed for more than 12 months 84,340 0.8 81,173 0.8 118,719 1.2

¹ Percentage of female work force (the sum of unemployed claimants, employees in employment, self-employed, HM forces and participants on work-related Government training programmes)

² Official unemployment rates are not available for parliamentary constituencies Claimant unemployment figures by duration are produced quarterly for the months of January, April, July and October, and are on the unadjusted basis.

Source: Employment Department
Quarterly analysis of unemployed claimants
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§ Mr. Llew Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many men aged 16 to 64 years were registered as unemployed on 1 May 1992, 1 May 1991 and 1 May 1990 in(a) Blaenau Gwent, (b) Wales and (c) England; how many of them had been unemployed for more than six months and for more than 12 months; how many registered unemployed claimants in (i) Blaenau Gwent, (ii) Wales and (iii) England fail to qualify for unemployment benefit; and if she will present the unemployment figures as a percentage of all economically active males and provide comparable figures for unemployment rates and benefit entitlement for females.

§ Mr. McLoughlin
The available information is contained in the tables.
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Table 3 Unemployed claimants not in receipt of unemployment benefit (not seasonally adjusted)

May 1990 May 1991 May 1992

Wales 62,000 79,000 91,000

Percentage of unemployed claimants 78 per cent 74 per cent 76 per cent

England 920,000 1,256,000 1,617,000

Percentage of unemployed claimants 79 per cent 73 per cent 74 per cent

(i) Figures for the number of claimant unemployed not in receipt of unemployment benefit are produced quarterly for the months of February, May, August and November, and are on the unadjusted basis. These figures are not available by gender or for parliamentary constituency areas.
(ii) Because of slight definitional and methodological differences the figures in the above table do not equate exactly with the figures in tables 1 and 2 relating to the total number of unemployed claimants.
(iii) The above figures include cases where entitlement to unemployment benefit has been exhausted and cases which, on the day of the count, had not been rated for benefit.
Source: Department of Social Security
Quarterly analysis of unemployed claimants.

Table 1	Male claimant unemployment (not seasonally adjusted)
	April 1990	April 1991	April 1992
	Number	Rate¹	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
Blaenau Gwent constituency²
Total	2,270	—	2,589	—	2,698	—
Unemployed for more than six months	1,194	—	1,282	—	1,629	—
Unemployed for more than 12 months	830	—	775	—	1,095	—
Wales
Total	63,859	8.4	86,694	11.4	99,071	13.1
Unemployed for more than six months	31,170	4.1	39,104	5.2	55,276	7.3
Unemployed for more than 12 months	19,746	2.6	21,247	2.8	33,633	4.4
England
Total	909,664	6.7	1,342,355	9.9	1,739,063	12.8
Unemployed for more than six months	458,048	3.3	583,211	4.3	935,204	6.9
Unemployed for more than 12 months	302,390	2.2	330,398	2.4	552,585	4.1
¹ Percentage of male work force (the sum of unemployed claimants, employees in employment, self-employed, Her Majesty's forces and participants on work-related Government training programmes).
² Official unemployment rates are not available for parliamentary constituencies.

Table 2	Female claimant unemployment (not seasonally adjusted)
	April 1990	April 1991	April 1992
	Number	Rate¹	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
Blaenau Gwent Constituency²
Total	598	—	552	—	525	—
Unemployed for more than six months	262	—	206	—	240	—
Unemployed for more than 12 months	170	—	129	—	146	—
Wales
Total	20,698	3.8	23,810	4.4	26,590	4.9
Unemployed for more than six months	8,567	1.6	8,810	1.6	11,754	2.2
Unemployed for more than 12 months	4,860	0.9	4,379	0.8	5,803	1.1
England
Total	328,568	3.2	429,595	4.2	529,478	5.2
Unemployed for more than six months	145,209	1.4	160,519	1.6	239,461	2.4
Unemployed for more than 12 months	84,340	0.8	81,173	0.8	118,719	1.2
¹ Percentage of female work force (the sum of unemployed claimants, employees in employment, self-employed, HM forces and participants on work-related Government training programmes)
² Official unemployment rates are not available for parliamentary constituencies Claimant unemployment figures by duration are produced quarterly for the months of January, April, July and October, and are on the unadjusted basis.

Table 3 Unemployed claimants not in receipt of unemployment benefit (not seasonally adjusted)
	May 1990	May 1991	May 1992
Wales	62,000	79,000	91,000
Percentage of unemployed claimants	78 per cent	74 per cent	76 per cent
England	920,000	1,256,000	1,617,000
Percentage of unemployed claimants	79 per cent	73 per cent	74 per cent