§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the current level of unemployment within the Greater London area is among(a) men and (b) women. [144135]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. Tom Cox, dated 17 January 2001:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question about the level of unemployed men and women in Greater London (144135). I am replying in his absence.The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the main source of labour market data on individuals used by National Statistics. Seasonally adjusted International Labour Organisation (ILO) unemployment within the Greater London area was 150,000 (7.3%) among men and 105.000 (6.5%) among women between August-October 2000.The measure of unemployment derived from the LFS is defined on a consistent and internationally recognised basis set out by the ILO. It counts as unemployed people who are (a) without a paid job (b) available to start work within the next two weeks and (c) have either looked for work in the last four weeks or are waiting to start a job already obtained.