§ Mr. Andrew TurnerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of(a) unemployment,(b) seasonally adjusted unemployment and (c) long-term unemployment for the Isle of Wight was for each month since 2000. [139977]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Andrew Turner, dated 19 November 2003:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question asking for the level of (a) unemployment (b) seasonally adjusted unemployment and (c) long-term unemployment for the Isle of Wight each month since 2000. (139977)
1092WThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics of unemployment from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) following the internationally standard International Labour Organisation definition.
However, the LFS sample size is too small to give reliable estimates of long-term unemployment for the Isle of Wight, or Parliamentary Constituency estimates on a monthly basis.
ONS also compiles statistics of those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for local areas including Parliamentary Constituencies. The attached table gives the number of JSA claimants and long-term claimants, those who have been claiming for at least 12 months, in the Isle of Wight Parliamentary Constituency for the period January 2000 to October 2003. Claimant count figures are not seasonally adjusted at Parliamentary Constituency level.
Number of jobseeker's allowance claimants in the Isle of Wight parliamentary constituency from January 2000 to October 2003 (not seasonally adjusted) All claimants Claimants over 12 months 2000 January 3,279 906 February 3,596 885 March 3,279 840 April 2,892 775 May 2,616 753 June 2,433 725 July 2,403 722 August 2,325 683 September 2,249 679 October 2,347 673 November 2,660 662 December 2,945 653 2001 January 3,305 646 February 3,189 633 March 2,876 610 April 2,419 598 May 2,228 594 June 2,039 565 July 1,970 544 August 1,940 532 September 1,911 513 October 2,059 497 November 2,332 488 December 2,622 482 2002 January 3,008 481 February 2,867 478 March 2,587 452 April 2,359 442 May 2,220 439 June 1,973 412 July 1,915 379 August 1,874 346 September 1,887 331 October 1,927 329 November 2,198 309 December 2,451 322 2003 January 2,785 325 February 2,741 308 March 2,438 298 April 2,125 296 May 1,939 291 June 1,775 282 July 1,714 282 August 1,662 260 September 1,689 279 October 1,709 273 Source
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