Job Creation
Business, Innovation and Skills
Written answers and statements, 5 November 2009
Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland, Labour)
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many jobs have been created in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997.
Angela Smith (Minister of State (Third Sector), Cabinet Office; Basildon, Labour)
I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question on the number of new jobs created in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997. (297330).
While statistics of new jobs created are not available explicitly, statistics from surveys enable comparisons to be made of net changes in employment from year to year.
The Office for National Statistics compiles employment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS), and its predecessor the Annual Labour Force Survey, following International Labour Organisation definitions.
Table 1 attached provides estimates where they are available based on people aged 16 and over, in employment, and resident in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997.
The employment estimates presented in Table 1 for England have been compiled from the APS to be consistent with the regional statistical bulletin estimates for the North East and lower level geographies. Therefore, these estimates differ from headline LFS employment estimates.
Estimates provided for 1997 to 2003, using the Annual Labour Force Survey are for the twelve months from March each year. Estimates for 2004 to 2008, using the APS are for the twelve months ending December in each year. The most recent estimates also use the APS, but are for the twelve months ending March 2009.
As with any survey, results from the APS at a small geographical area are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
| Table 1: Number of people, aged 16 and over, in employment( 1) in England, the North East, Tees Valley and Durham( 2) and Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Parliamentary Constituency( 3) ,1997 to 2009 | ||||
| Thousand, not seasonally adjusted | ||||
| Date | England | North East | Tees Valley and Durham( 2) | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland |
| 1997(4) | 22,193 | 1,057 | — | 43 |
| 1998(4) | 22,511 | 1,050 | — | 41 |
| 1999(4) | 22,784 | 1,046 | — | 43 |
| 2000(4) | 22,994 | 1,071 | — | 39 |
| 2001(4) | 23,269 | 1,072 | — | 40 |
| 2002(4) | 23,387 | 1,079 | — | 41 |
| 2003(4) | 23,671 | 1,091 | 480 | 43 |
| 2004(5) | 23,826 | 1,119 | 502 | 46 |
| 2005(5) | 24,103 | 1,135 | 506 | 44 |
| 2006(5) | 24,274 | 1,146 | 521 | 47 |
| 2007(5) | 24,491 | 1,165 | 527 | 49 |
| 2008(5) | 24,627 | 1,160 | 521 | 44 |
| 2009(6) | *24,585 | *1,158 | **520 | ***44 |
| (1) Includes those full-time and part-time on New Deal. (2) Estimates are not currently available at this level of geography before 2003. (3) 2005 parliamentary constituency boundary revision. (4) Based on the Annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) covering the 12 months from March in each year presented. (5) Based on Annual Population Survey (APS) covering the 12 months to December in each year presented. (6) Based on the Annual Population Survey (APS) covering the 12 months to March in the year presented. Notes: 1. As some of these estimates are for a subset of the population in a small geographical area, they are based on small sample sizes, and are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty. 2. Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality below. Guide to Quality: 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 Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (%) Statistical Robustness * 0 ≤ CV<5 Estimates are considered precise ** 5 ≤ CV <10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise *** 10 ≤ CV <20 Estimates are considered acceptable **** CV ≥ 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes Source: Annual Population Survey and Annual Labour Force Survey | ||||