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<p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.</p><p>Letter from Jil Matheson, dated December 2013:</p><p>As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking:</p><p>a) how many and what proportion of adults were unemployed in each region in (a) the most recent quarter and (b) each previous year since 2009. 177818</p><p>b) how many and what proportion of young people were unemployed in each region in (a) the most recent quarter and (b) each previous year since 2009. 177819</p><p>Information regarding unemployment is available from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The table shows the level and rate of unemployment in each region & country of the UK for those aged 16 and over; and for those aged 16 to 24. The unemployment rate is defined as the level of unemployment as a proportion of the economically active population. Estimates are for the three month period July to September each year from 2009 to 2013.</p><p>The age groups and regions presented are consistent with those used in the monthly Labour Market Statistical Bulletin. The unemployment estimates for people aged 16 and over are seasonally adjusted and are published in Table A07 of the bulletin. Seasonally adjusted estimates of people aged 16 to 24 are not available on a regional basis.</p><p>As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty. These are indicated in the tables provided. Copies of the tables will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Unemploymentin UK regions among people aged 16 and over, July to September, eachyear, UK, seasonallyadjusted<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">UK<br /></td><td valign="top">Scotland<br /></td><td valign="top">Wales<br /></td><td valign="top">NorthernIreland<br /></td><td valign="top">NorthEast<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2009<br /></td><td valign="top">2,462<br /></td><td valign="top">7.9<br /></td><td valign="top">194<br /></td><td valign="top">7.2<br /></td><td valign="top">125<br /></td><td valign="top">8.7<br /></td><td valign="top">58<br /></td><td valign="top">7.1<br /></td><td valign="top">123<br /></td><td valign="top">9.8<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010<br /></td><td valign="top">2,442<br /></td><td valign="top">7.7<br /></td><td valign="top">229<br /></td><td valign="top">8.5<br /></td><td valign="top">115<br /></td><td valign="top">8.0<br /></td><td valign="top">58<br /></td><td valign="top">7.0<br /></td><td valign="top">116<br /></td><td valign="top">9.0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011<br /></td><td valign="top">2,624<br /></td><td valign="top">8.3<br /></td><td valign="top">215<br /></td><td valign="top">8.0<br /></td><td valign="top">136<br /></td><td valign="top">9.3<br /></td><td valign="top">62<br /></td><td valign="top">7.2<br /></td><td valign="top">150<br /></td><td valign="top">11.7<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2012<br /></td><td valign="top">2,514<br /></td><td valign="top">7.8<br /></td><td valign="top">218<br /></td><td valign="top">8.1<br /></td><td valign="top">121<br /></td><td valign="top">8.2<br /></td><td valign="top">67<br /></td><td valign="top">7.6<br /></td><td valign="top">127<br /></td><td valign="top">9.8<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2013<br /></td><td valign="top">*2,466<br /></td><td valign="top">7.6<br /></td><td valign="top">**199<br /></td><td valign="top">7.2<br /></td><td valign="top">***117<br /></td><td valign="top">7.8<br /></td><td valign="top">***63<br /></td><td valign="top">7.3<br /></td><td valign="top">***133<br /></td><td valign="top">10.2<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">NorthWest<br /></td><td valign="top">Yorkshireand theHumber<br /></td><td valign="top">EastMidlands<br /></td><td valign="top">WestMidlands<br /></td><td valign="top">East<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2009<br /></td><td valign="top">294<br /></td><td valign="top">8.6<br /></td><td valign="top">231<br /></td><td valign="top">8.7<br /></td><td valign="top">168<br /></td><td valign="top">7.3<br /></td><td valign="top">270<br /></td><td valign="top">10.1<br /></td><td valign="top">189<br /></td><td valign="top">6.3<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010<br /></td><td valign="top">280<br /></td><td valign="top">8.1<br /></td><td valign="top">238<br /></td><td valign="top">9.0<br /></td><td valign="top">181<br /></td><td valign="top">8.0<br /></td><td valign="top">237<br /></td><td valign="top">8.8<br /></td><td valign="top">196<br /></td><td valign="top">6.5<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011<br /></td><td valign="top">295<br /></td><td valign="top">8.5<br /></td><td valign="top">274<br /></td><td valign="top">10.2<br /></td><td valign="top">186<br /></td><td valign="top">8.0<br /></td><td valign="top">236<br /></td><td valign="top">9.0<br /></td><td valign="top">213<br /></td><td valign="top">7.0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2012<br /></td><td valign="top">293<br /></td><td valign="top">8.4<br /></td><td valign="top">247<br /></td><td valign="top">9.1<br /></td><td valign="top">178<br /></td><td valign="top">7.7<br /></td><td valign="top">235<br /></td><td valign="top">8.6<br /></td><td valign="top">212<br /></td><td valign="top">6.8<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2013<br /></td><td valign="top">**283<br /></td><td valign="top">8.3<br /></td><td valign="top">**248<br /></td><td valign="top">8.9<br /></td><td valign="top">**166<br /></td><td valign="top">7.1<br /></td><td valign="top">257<br /></td><td valign="top">9.5<br /></td><td valign="top">181<br /></td><td valign="top">5.8<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">London<br /></td><td valign="top">SouthEast<br /></td><td valign="top">SouthWest<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2009<br /></td><td valign="top">369<br /></td><td valign="top">9.1<br /></td><td valign="top">269<br /></td><td valign="top">6.1<br /></td><td valign="top">174<br /></td><td valign="top">6.6<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010<br /></td><td valign="top">368<br /></td><td valign="top">8.9<br /></td><td valign="top">278<br /></td><td valign="top">6.2<br /></td><td valign="top">147<br /></td><td valign="top">5.5<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011<br /></td><td valign="top">401<br /></td><td valign="top">9.7<br /></td><td valign="top">279<br /></td><td valign="top">6.3<br /></td><td valign="top">177<br /></td><td valign="top">6.6<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2012<br /></td><td valign="top">372<br /></td><td valign="top">8.7<br /></td><td valign="top">289<br /></td><td valign="top">6.5<br /></td><td valign="top">155<br /></td><td valign="top">5.8<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2013<br /></td><td valign="top">376<br /></td><td valign="top">8.7<br /></td><td valign="top">**271<br /></td><td valign="top">5.9<br /></td><td valign="top">**173<br /></td><td valign="top">6.4<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Unemploymentin UK regions among people aged 16 to 24, July to September, each year,UK, not seasonallyadjusted<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">UK<br /></td><td valign="top">Scotland<br /></td><td valign="top">Wales<br /></td><td valign="top">NorthernIreland<br /></td><td valign="top">NorthEast<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2009<br /></td><td valign="top">1,041<br /></td><td valign="top">21.1<br /></td><td valign="top">78<br /></td><td valign="top">17.9<br /></td><td valign="top">56<br /></td><td valign="top">22.6<br /></td><td valign="top">25<br /></td><td valign="top">20.6<br /></td><td valign="top">60<br /></td><td valign="top">26.7<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010<br /></td><td valign="top">1,002<br /></td><td valign="top">20.3<br /></td><td valign="top">89<br /></td><td valign="top">19.9<br /></td><td valign="top">56<br /></td><td valign="top">23.8<br /></td><td valign="top">24<br /></td><td valign="top">19.3<br /></td><td valign="top">47<br /></td><td valign="top">20.5<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011<br /></td><td valign="top">1,117<br /></td><td valign="top">23.0<br /></td><td valign="top">100<br /></td><td valign="top">23.0<br /></td><td valign="top">65<br /></td><td valign="top">28.2<br /></td><td valign="top">25<br /></td><td valign="top">20.9<br /></td><td valign="top">57<br /></td><td valign="top">24.1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2012<br /></td><td valign="top">1,057<br /></td><td valign="top">21.7<br /></td><td valign="top">101<br /></td><td valign="top">23.5<br /></td><td valign="top">55<br /></td><td valign="top">23.8<br /></td><td valign="top">22<br /></td><td valign="top">19.7<br /></td><td valign="top">53<br /></td><td valign="top">23.8<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2013<br /></td><td valign="top">*1,055<br /></td><td valign="top">21.9<br /></td><td valign="top">***89<br /></td><td valign="top">20.9<br /></td><td valign="top">***54<br /></td><td valign="top">22.1<br /></td><td valign="top">***28<br /></td><td valign="top">24.1<br /></td><td valign="top">***57<br /></td><td valign="top">26.4<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">NorthWest<br /></td><td valign="top">Yorkshireand theHumber<br /></td><td valign="top">EastMidlands<br /></td><td valign="top">WestMidlands<br /></td><td valign="top">East<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2009<br /></td><td valign="top">135<br /></td><td valign="top">23.8<br /></td><td valign="top">99<br /></td><td valign="top">20.6<br /></td><td valign="top">76<br /></td><td valign="top">19.5<br /></td><td valign="top">110<br /></td><td valign="top">26.1<br /></td><td valign="top">90<br /></td><td valign="top">19.4<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010<br /></td><td valign="top">132<br /></td><td valign="top">22.1<br /></td><td valign="top">95<br /></td><td valign="top">20.5<br /></td><td valign="top">74<br /></td><td valign="top">19.8<br /></td><td valign="top">100<br /></td><td valign="top">23.4<br /></td><td valign="top">80<br /></td><td valign="top">18.3<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011<br /></td><td valign="top">151<br /></td><td valign="top">26.3<br /></td><td valign="top">122<br /></td><td valign="top">26.2<br /></td><td valign="top">79<br /></td><td valign="top">20.2<br /></td><td valign="top">95<br /></td><td valign="top">24.4<br /></td><td valign="top">95<br /></td><td valign="top">20.8<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2012<br /></td><td valign="top">130<br /></td><td valign="top">22.1<br /></td><td valign="top">116<br /></td><td valign="top">24.1<br /></td><td valign="top">76<br /></td><td valign="top">20.2<br /></td><td valign="top">97<br /></td><td valign="top">23.3<br /></td><td valign="top">86<br /></td><td valign="top">20.1<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2013<br /></td><td valign="top">***116<br /></td><td valign="top">21.0<br /></td><td valign="top">***118<br /></td><td valign="top">24.8<br /></td><td valign="top">***71<br /></td><td valign="top">19.3<br /></td><td valign="top">***102<br /></td><td valign="top">26.5<br /></td><td valign="top">***83<br /></td><td valign="top">19.0<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">London<br /></td><td valign="top">SouthEast<br /></td><td valign="top">SouthWest<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td><td valign="top">Level(thousand)<br /></td><td valign="top">Rate1(%)<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">2009<br /></td><td valign="top">128<br /></td><td valign="top">25.1<br /></td><td valign="top">114<br /></td><td valign="top">17.1<br /></td><td valign="top">71<br /></td><td valign="top">17.0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2010<br /></td><td valign="top">117<br /></td><td valign="top">22.7<br /></td><td valign="top">120<br /></td><td valign="top">18.0<br /></td><td valign="top">69<br /></td><td valign="top">16.0<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2011<br /></td><td valign="top">122<br /></td><td valign="top">25.7<br /></td><td valign="top">124<br /></td><td valign="top">19.2<br /></td><td valign="top">81<br /></td><td valign="top">18.5<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2012<br /></td><td valign="top">128<br /></td><td valign="top">25.9<br /></td><td valign="top">124<br /></td><td valign="top">18.8<br /></td><td valign="top">70<br /></td><td valign="top">16.2<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">2013<br /></td><td valign="top">***140<br /></td><td valign="top">27.6<br /></td><td valign="top">***124<br /></td><td valign="top">18.5<br /></td><td valign="top">***74<br /></td><td valign="top">17.8<br /></td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td valign="top">1The number of unemployed people as a percentage of the economicallyactivepopulation.<br />GuidetoQuality:<br />TheCoefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, thesmaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likelyto lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an estimate of200 with a CV of 5% we would expect the population total to be withinthe range180-220.<br />Key:<br />*0 ≤ CV<5%—Statistical Robustness: Estimatesare consideredprecise<br />**5 ≤ CV <10%—Statistical Robustness: Estimatesare considered reasonablyprecise<br />***10 ≤ CV <20%—Statistical Robustness:Estimates are consideredacceptable<br />****CV ≥ 20%—Statistical Robustness: Estimates areconsidered too unreliable for practicalpurposes<br />CV= Coefficient ofVariation<br />Source:<br />LabourForce Survey(LFS)<br /></td></tr></tfoot></table></p> |