§ Mr. TrimbleTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list, for each travel-to-work area in Northern Ireland. the number and percentage of persons unemployed for(a) the latest available and (b) the earliest available date before and after the introduction of the jobseeker's allowance. [5493]
§ Mr. AncramThe jobseeker's allowance came into effect on 7 October. The first set of unemployment figures after this date, relating to 10 October, is also the most recently available. The information requested is as follows:
Unemployment at 12 September 10 October Travel-to-work area Number Percentage of workforce Number Percentage of workforce Ballymena 2,528 8.1 2,206 7.1 Belfast 43,334 10.2 39.659 9.4 Coleraine 5,434 13.3 4,938 12.1 Cookstown 1,874 16.4 1,735 15.2 Craigavon 7,242 9.9 6,488 8.9 Dungannon 2,981 14.6 2,655 13.0 Enniskillen 3,286 13.1 2,955 11.8 Londonderry 9,499 15.9 8,828 14.8 Magherafelt 2,100 13.2 1,832 11.5 Newry 5,990 17.0 5,276 15.0 Omagh 2,877 13.2 2,653 12.2 Strabane 2,524 18.4 2,339 17.1