§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the(a) percentage and (b) actual change in unemployment was since 1997 in each constituency listed in descending order according to percentage drop and grouped by region. [166678]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
756WLetter from Len Cook to Mr. Chris Ruane, dated 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician. I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about unemployment. (166678)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics of unemployment from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation definitions. However, the LFS sample size is too small to give reliable estimates of unemployment by Parliamentary Constituency.
However, ONS also compiles statistics of those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for local areas including parliamentary constituencies.
A table showing the change in the number of JSA claimants in each Parliamentary Constituency from 1997 to 2003 has been placed in the House of Commons Library.
§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the level of unemployment was in Burnley in each year since 1997;[167908]
(2) what the level of long-term (a) adult and (b) youth employment in Burnley was in each of the last seven years. [168320]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Peter Pike, dated 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about unemployment. (168320, 167908)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics of unemployment from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation definitions. However, the LFS sample size is too small to give reliable estimates of unemployment in the Burnley Parliamentary Constituency.
ONS also compiles statistics of those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for local areas including parliamentary constituencies.
The attached table gives the annual average number of people claiming JSA for over 12 months, and the annual average number of these claimants aged 18 to 24 years, in the Burnley constituency, for each year since 1997. The table also shows the annual average total number of JSA claimants in the constituency for these years.
Annual average number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), and number claiming for at least twelve months: Burnley
parliamentary constituency, 1997–2003
claimants for at least 12 months1 All claimans All ages Aged 18–24 1997 1,531 220 23 1998 1,413 153 12 1999 1,538 163 6 2000 1,301 122 2— 2001 1,187 87 2— 2002 1,168 84 2— 2003 1,091 74 2— 1 Computerised claims only. 2 Value between 1 and 5, withheld to prevent disclosure. Source: Office for National Statistics.
§ Mr. KaufmanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of unemployment was in each year since 1997 in Manchester Gorton. [167475]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
757WLetter from Len Cook to Mr. Gerald Kaufman, dated 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about unemployment in Manchester, Gorton.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics of unemployment from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation definitions. However, the LFS sample size is too small to give reliable estimates of unemployment in the Manchester, Gorton Parliamentary Constituency.
However, ONS also compiles statistics of those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (ISA) for local areas including parliamentary constituencies. The table below gives the annual average number of JSA claimants for the Manchester, Gorton constituency for each year since 1997.
Number of claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance in the Manchester, Gorton parliamentary constituency, 1997–2003
Number 1997 4,688 1998 3,963 1999 3,602 2000 3,224 2001 3,017 2002 3,099 2003 3,137