§ Jon CruddasTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the 10 fastest growing occupations were(a) in the UK and (b) in each of the English regions between 2000 and 2003, using Labour Force Survey Standard Occupational Classification 2000 by way of minor group and unit group level of analysis; [121428]
(2) what the 10 fastest growing occupations were (a) in the UK and (b) in each of the English regions between (i) 1992 and 1997 and (ii) 1997 and 1999, using Labour Force Survey Standard Occupational Classification 1990 by way of minor group and unit group level of analysis.[121429]
§ John HealeyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Jon Cruddas, dated 26 June 2003:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about the fastest growing occupations in the United Kingdom and the regions of England between 1992 and 1997; 1997 and 1999; and 2000 and 2003. (121428, 121429).
I have arranged for the information requested to be placed in the House of Commons Library. The data are compiled from the Labour Force Survey (LFS).
The Standard Occupation Classification 2000 was first used in the LFS in the three month period ending May 2001. Information for 2003 is not yet available. Therefore, estimates of change between 1992 and 1997; 1997 and 2000; and 2001 and 2002 have been given. These estimates relate to the three month period ending May of each year. They exclude those occupations for which the LFS sample size is too small to provide reliable estimates, and are not seasonally adjusted.