The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 9 May 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the number of people (a) in full-time work, (b) in part-time work for 20 to 30 hours per week, (c) in part-time work for 10 to 20 hours per week, (d) in part-time work for less than 10 hours per week and (e) out of work, broken down by age decile. (202553)""The attached table gives estimates of the number of people in full-time and part-time employment and the number of unemployed people for the categories requested for the three month period ending December 2007.""It should be noted that the estimates provided are weighted to population estimates consistent with those published in 2003. Reweighted analyses using the latest population estimates, published in summer 2007, will available from 14 May 2008.""As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty." People aged 16 and over by labour market status, three months ending December 2007—United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted Thousand In employment Part-time¹ Age group Full-time¹ Total part-time Less than 10 hours per week² 10 to 19 hours per week² 20 to 30 hours per week² More than 30 hours per week² Unemployed³ 16 to 19 574 794 284 348 149 14 355 20 to 29 4,452 983 112 390 420 60 431 30 to 39 5,009 1,384 129 492 675 89 257 40 to 49 5,532 1,618 134 530 822 132 244 50 to 59 4,139 1,312 130 399 668 114 181 60 to 69 1,095 857 182 301 332 42 48 Aged 70 and over 49 155 58 47 46 4 3 All aged 16 and over 20,850 7,103 1,029 2,506 3,112 456 1,517 ¹ Based on respondents' self-classification of their main job as either full-time or part-time. ² The weekly hour figures shown relate to the total hours usually worked in an individuals main job. rounded to the nearest hour. ³ Number of unemployed people measured using the internationally agreed definition recommended by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Note: The estimates are grossed using population estimates consistent with those published in spring 2003. Source: ONS Labour Force Survey