§ Mr. WoodwardTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many new jobs have been created in(a) St Helens South, (b) St Helens, (c) Merseyside and (d) the North West in each year since 2001. [178113]
Total number of employees1, and annual change in number—Areas as shown, 2000, 2001 and 2002 Number of employees Change Change Workplace location 2000 2001 2002 2000–012 2001–022 St Helen's South 34,900 42,000 44,700 7,100 2,800 St Helen's unitary authority 56,100 63,400 67,200 7,300 3,800 Merseyside 503,100 526,800 550,300 23,700 23,500 North West 2,846,000 2,894,700 2,974,100 48,700 79,400 1Employee jobs only, not self-employed jobs 2 The change figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred separately from rounded levels for individual years Source: Annual Business Inquiry (ABI)