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The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, June 2009:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking how many people resident in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point were unemployed for a period in each of the last five years; how many people resident in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point were in employment in each of the last five years; what the average unemployment rate among the working age population in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point was in each of the last five years; and how many (a) males, (b) females and (c) single parents were in (i) in employment and (ii) unemployed for a period in (a) Essex and (b) Castle Point in each of the last five years. (281320, 281321, 281322 & 281323)""The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles labour market statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) and its predecessor the annual Labour Force Survey (LPS). Estimates of total unemployment for unitary and local authorities are produced from a statistical model, following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.""Table 1 shows the number of people aged 16 and over, resident in Essex and Castle Point, who were unemployed for a period in each of the last five years. The estimates for Essex have been compiled from the APS, estimates for Castle Point are compiled from model based estimates.""Table 2 shows the number of people aged 16 and over, resident in the requested geographies who were employed in each of the last five years. The estimates have been compiled from the APS.""Unemployment rates are calculated as the number of unemployed people 16+ as a percentage of the economically active population rather than as a percentage of the working age population. Table 3 shows the unemployment rates of people resident in the requested geographies, in each of the last five years, consistent with these definitions. Unemployment rates for Essex have been compiled from the APS and are based on the percentage of the economically active population. Estimates for Castle Point are compiled from Model based estimates.""Table 4 shows the number of lone parents below state pension age with dependent children in employment and unemployed in the requested geographies for the calendar years 2004 to 2007.""Estimates are derived from the APS household datasets and are only available for January to December for the years 2004 to 2007.""Table 5 shows the number males and females aged 16 and over resident in the requested geographies who were employed in each of the last five years.""Table 6 shows the number of males and females aged 16 and over resident in the requested geographies unemployed in each of the last five years. The estimates in Tables 5&6 have been compiled from the APS.""National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment and unemployment are available from the NOMIS website at:""http://www.nomisweb.co.uk"<Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><thead><tr><th>Table 1: Number of persons unemployed¹ resident in Essex and Castle Point in each of the last five years</th></tr></thead><TR><TD>Thousand</TD></TR><TR><TD>12 month period</TD><TD>Essex</TD><TD>Castle Point²</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2004</TD><TD>26</TD><TD>1</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2005</TD><TD>28</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2006</TD><TD>25</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2007</TD><TD>32</TD><TD>2</TD></TR><TR><TD>October 2007 to September 2008</TD><TD>***31</TD><TD>***2</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>'—' = Data is unreliable for practical purposes.</td></TR><TR><td>¹ Levels of unemployment are provided for persons aged 16 and over. The figures presented are weighted to population estimates published in 2007.</td></TR><TR><td>² Model Based Estimates.</td></TR><TR><td>³ Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality following.</td></TR><TR><td>Guide to Quality:</td></TR><TR><td>The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220.</td></TR><TR><td>Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (percentage)</td></TR><TR><td>* 0 = CV <5</td></TR><TR><td>** 5 = CV <10</td></TR><TR><td>*** 10 = CV <20</td></TR><TR><td>**** CV = 20</td></TR><TR><td>Source:</td></TR><TR><td>Annual Population Surveys Model Based Estimates</td></TR></tfoot></Table><Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><thead><tr><th>Table 2: Number of persons employed¹ resident in Essex and Castle Point in each of the last five years</th></tr></thead><TR><TD>Thousand</TD></TR><TR><TD>12 month period</TD><TD>Essex</TD><TD>Castle Point</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2004</TD><TD>656</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2005</TD><TD>668</TD><TD>43</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2006</TD><TD>666</TD><TD>42</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2007</TD><TD>673</TD><TD>44</TD></TR><TR><TD>October 2007 to September 2008²</TD><TD>*680</TD><TD>**41</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>¹ Levels of employment are provided for persons aged 16 and over. The figures presented are weighted to population estimates published in 2007.</td></TR><TR><td>² Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality following.</td></TR><TR><td>Guide to Quality:</td></TR><TR><td>The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220.</td></TR><TR><td>KEY Statistical Robustness</td></TR><TR><td>* Estimates are considered precise.</td></TR><TR><td>** Estimates are considered reasonably precise.</td></TR><TR><td>*** Estimates are considered acceptable.</td></TR><TR><td>**** Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes.</td></TR><TR><td>Source:</td></TR><TR><td>Annual Population Survey</td></TR></tfoot></Table><Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><thead><tr><th>Table 3: Unemployment rates¹ for people resident in Essex and Castle Point for each of the last five years</th></tr></thead><TR><TD>Percentage</TD></TR><TR><TD>12 month period</TD><TD>Essex</TD><TD>Castle Point²</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2004</TD><TD>3.8</TD><TD>3.2</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2005</TD><TD>4.0</TD><TD>3.6</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2006</TD><TD>3.6</TD><TD>3.9</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2007</TD><TD>4.5</TD><TD>3.5</TD></TR><TR><TD>October 2007 to September 2008</TD><TD>4.3</TD><TD>4.1</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>¹ Number of unemployed people 16+ as a percentage of the economically active population.</td></TR><TR><td>² Model based estimates.</td></TR><TR><td>Source:</td></TR><TR><td>Annual Population Survey and Model Based Estimates</td></TR></tfoot></Table><Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><thead><tr><th>Table 4: Number of lone parents¹ with dependent children² in Essex and Castle Point, 2004 to 2007</th></tr></thead><TR><TD>January to December of each year</TD></TR><TR><TD>Thousand</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Essex</TD><TD>Castle Point</TD></TR><TR><TD>In employment</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>2004</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>__</TD></TR><TR><TD>2005</TD><TD>21</TD><TD>__</TD></TR><TR><TD>2006</TD><TD>22</TD><TD>__</TD></TR><TR><TD>2007³</TD><TD>***23</TD><TD>****__</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>Unemployed</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>2004</TD><TD>__</TD><TD>__</TD></TR><TR><TD>2005</TD><TD>__</TD><TD>__</TD></TR><TR><TD>2006</TD><TD>__</TD><TD>__</TD></TR><TR><TD>2007³</TD><TD>****__</TD><TD>****__</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>'—' = Data is unreliable for practical purposes.</td></TR><TR><td>¹ Men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59.</td></TR><TR><td>² Dependent children are children aged under 16 and those 16 to 18 who are never-married and in full-time education.</td></TR><TR><td>³ Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality following.</td></TR><TR><td>Guide to Quality:</td></TR><TR><td>The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220.</td></TR><TR><td>KEY Coefficient of Variation (CV) (percentage) Statistical Robustness (CV) (percentage)</td></TR><TR><td>* 0 = CV <5 Estimates are considered precise.</td></TR><TR><td>** 5 = CV <10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise.</td></TR><TR><td>*** 10 = CV <20 Estimates are considered acceptable.</td></TR><TR><td>**** CV = 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes.</td></TR><TR><td>Source:</td></TR><TR><td>Annual Population Survey Household data sets</td></TR></tfoot></Table><Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><thead><tr><th>Table 5: Number of persons employed¹ by gender resident In Essex and Castle Point in each of the last five years</th></tr></thead><TR><TD>Thousand</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Essex</TD><TD>Castle Point</TD></TR><TR><TD>12 month period</TD><TD>Male</TD><TD>Female</TD><TD>Male</TD><TD>Female</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2004</TD><TD>360</TD><TD>296</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2005</TD><TD>364</TD><TD>304</TD><TD>24</TD><TD>19</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2006</TD><TD>363</TD><TD>303</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>20</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2007</TD><TD>372</TD><TD>301</TD><TD>23</TD><TD>21</TD></TR><TR><TD>October 2007 to September 2008</TD><TD>*374</TD><TD>*306</TD><TD>***23</TD><TD>***18</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>¹ Levels of employment are provided for persons aged 16 and over. The figures presented are weighted to population estimates published in 2007.</td></TR><TR><td>² Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality following.</td></TR><TR><td>Guide to Quality:</td></TR><TR><td>The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220.</td></TR><TR><td>Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (percentage) Statistical Robustness (CV) (percentage)</td></TR><TR><td>* 0 = CV <5 Estimates are considered precise.</td></TR><TR><td>** 5 = CV <10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise.</td></TR><TR><td>*** 10 = CV <20 Estimates are considered acceptable.</td></TR><TR><td>**** CV = 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes.</td></TR></tfoot></Table><Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><thead><tr><th>Table 6: Number of persons unemployed¹ by gender resident in Essex and Castle Point in each of the last five years</th></tr></thead><TR><TD>Thousand</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD>Essex</TD><TD>Castle Point</TD></TR><TR><TD>12 month period</TD><TD>Male</TD><TD>Female</TD><TD>Male</TD><TD>Female</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2004</TD><TD>14</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>—</TD><TD>—</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2005</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>—</TD><TD>—</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2006</TD><TD>12</TD><TD>13</TD><TD>—</TD><TD>—</TD></TR><TR><TD>January to December 2007</TD><TD>16</TD><TD>15</TD><TD>—</TD><TD>—</TD></TR><TR><TD>October 2007 to September 2008</TD><TD>***16</TD><TD>***15</TD><TD>****—</TD><TD>****—</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>'—' = Data disclosive or is unreliable for practical purposes.</td></TR><TR><td>¹ Levels of unemployment are provided for persons aged 16 and over. The figures presented are weighted to population estimates published in 2007.</td></TR><TR><td>² Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality following.</td></TR><TR><td>Guide to Quality:</td></TR><TR><td>The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220.</td></TR><TR><td>Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (percentage) Statistical Robustness (CV) (percentage)</td></TR><TR><td>* 0 = CV <5 Estimates are considered precise.</td></TR><TR><td>** 5 = CV <10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise.</td></TR><TR><td>*** 10 = CV <20 Estimates are considered acceptable.</td></TR><TR><td>**** CV = 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes.</td></TR></tfoot></Table> |