§ Sandra GidleyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many people(a) under 50, (b) between 50 and state pension age and (c) over state pension age were in employment, broken down by (i) region and (ii) gender, for each year since 1997; [143939]
(2) what the employment rate was for people (a) under 50, (b) between 50 and state pension age and (c) over state pension age, broken down by (i) region and (ii) gender, for each year since 1997. [143940]
§ John HealeyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Ms Sandra Gidley dated 16 December 2003:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about employment levels and rates.
The tables which have been placed in the Library give the information requested for the twelve month period ending August of each year from 1998 to 2003. These estimates are from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to sampling error.