§ Mrs. DeanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many jobs have been created in Burton constituency since 1997; and what the level of unemployment was in the Burton constituency in each year since 1997. [161837]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mrs. Janet Dean, dated 29 March, 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about jobs created, and unemployment levels in Burton. (161837)While statistics of new jobs created are not available explicitly, statistics from surveys enable comparisons to be made of net changes, from year to year. Table A shows the number of jobs in Burton Constituency in each year from 1997 to 2002, the latest year for which information is available.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 Burton Parliamentary Constituency.ONS also compiles statistics of those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for local areas including parliamentary constituencies. Table B gives the annual average number of JSA claimants for the Burton Constituency for each year since 1997.
Table A: Number of jobs1 in the Burton constituency 1997 to 2002 Number of jobs 1997 43,000 1998 46,600 1999 46,000 2000 49,500 2001 50,400 2002 51,700 Net change 1997 to 2002 8,700 1 Employee jobs only, not self-employed jobs. Source
1236W1997; Annual Employment Survey, 1998–2002; Annual Business Inquiry (ABI).
Table B: JSA Claimants in the Burton constituency; 1997 to 2003 annual average JSA claimants 1997 2,369 1998 1,944 1999 1,801 2000 1,681 2001 1,392 2002 1,154 2003 1,072 Source
Jobcentre Plus administrative system.