HC Deb 19 April 2004 vol 420 c284W
Mr. Hume

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the percentage unemployment level is in(a) Coleraine, (b) Derry (city), (c) Strabane, (d) Omagh, (e) Dungannon, (f) Cookstown, (g) Eniskillen, (h) Armagh (city), (i) Portadown, (j) Newry and (k) Lisburn. [165344]

Mr. Gardiner

Claimant Count unemployment rates are not available at a town or city level, but can be provided at District Council Area level. The Claimant Count rates at February 2004 for the District Council Areas which contain the specified towns and cities are provided in the table below.

Claimant count unemployment rate by District Council Area at

February 2004

District Council Area Percentage Rate
Coleraine 3.4
Derry 5.7
Strabane 5.5
Omagh 3.3
Dungannon 2.1
Cookstown 1.9
Fermanagh 4.0
Armagh 2.4
Craigavon 2.8
Newry and Mourne 3.2
Lisburn 2.2
Northern Ireland 3.2

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