– Scottish Parliament written question – answered at on 10 March 2011.
Marlyn Glen
Labour
Question S3W-39610
To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on (a) how many people claimed jobseeker’s allowance and (b) unemployment rates in Dundee in December 2010, broken down by (i) gender and (ii) census area statistics ward.
Angela Constance
Scottish National Party
Claimant Counts and rates are not yet available for the new wards as used in the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary Elections. However, data is available for the 2003 CAS Wards. Table 1 contain claimant counts and rates for each ward within Dundee City council, broken down by gender for December 2010.
JSA (Jobseeker’s Allowance) Claimant count unemployment numbers and rate1 for wards2 in Dundee City Council, December 2010:
| Area | Male | Female | Total Claimants | |||
| Claimant Count | Claimant Count Rate (%) | Claimant Count | Claimant Count Rate (%) | Claimant Count | Claimant Count Rate (%) | |
| Ninewells | 123 | 7.9 | 39 | 2.2 | 162 | 4.9 |
| Camperdown | 167 | 10.9 | 69 | 3.9 | 236 | 7.2 |
| Balgay | 89 | 5.8 | 32 | 2.0 | 121 | 3.8 |
| Lochee West | 181 | 14.5 | 64 | 4.6 | 245 | 9.2 |
| Riverside | 40 | 2.2 | 15 | 0.8 | 55 | 1.5 |
| Brackens | 127 | 7.5 | 39 | 2.0 | 166 | 4.6 |
| Ardler | 118 | 11.0 | 47 | 4.1 | 165 | 7.4 |
| Balgowan | 144 | 8.8 | 52 | 2.8 | 196 | 5.6 |
| Claverhouse | 110 | 7.2 | 30 | 1.8 | 140 | 4.4 |
| Whitfield | 148 | 12.8 | 34 | 2.8 | 182 | 7.6 |
| Longhaugh | 246 | 14.7 | 86 | 4.2 | 332 | 9.0 |
| Pitkerro | 227 | 14.0 | 95 | 5.0 | 322 | 9.2 |
| Douglas | 208 | 13.6 | 82 | 4.5 | 290 | 8.7 |
| Barnhill | 45 | 3.1 | 16 | 1.0 | 61 | 2.0 |
| Balgillo | 66 | 3.2 | 24 | 1.1 | 90 | 2.2 |
| Broughty Ferry | 51 | 3.5 | 21 | 1.3 | 72 | 2.3 |
| West Ferry | 27 | 1.9 | 7 | 0.5 | 34 | 1.2 |
| Craigiebank | 78 | 6.8 | 22 | 1.8 | 100 | 4.2 |
| Strathmartine | 89 | 6.0 | 28 | 1.7 | 117 | 3.8 |
| Lochee East | 121 | 8.9 | 46 | 3.4 | 167 | 6.2 |
| Tay Bridges | 124 | 4.5 | 46 | 1.7 | 170 | 3.2 |
| Logie | 121 | 7.8 | 45 | 2.9 | 166 | 5.3 |
| Law | 167 | 9.4 | 55 | 3.0 | 222 | 6.2 |
| East Port | 187 | 11.0 | 82 | 5.1 | 269 | 8.1 |
| Baxter Park | 132 | 8.1 | 38 | 2.3 | 170 | 5.2 |
| Hilltown | 183 | 10.0 | 60 | 3.2 | 243 | 6.5 |
| Bowbridge | 163 | 10.4 | 51 | 3.6 | 214 | 7.1 |
| Stobswell | 208 | 14.1 | 66 | 4.3 | 274 | 9.1 |
| Fairmuir | 146 | 10.5 | 33 | 2.3 | 179 | 6.4 |
| Dundee City Council | 3,794 | 8.4 | 1,308 | 2.7 | 5,102 | 5.4 |
Source: Office for National Statistics.
Notes:
1. Rates for wards in Scotland and Northern Ireland are calculated using the mid-2001 resident population aged 16 to 64.
2. Rates for local authorities from 2010 onwards are calculated using the mid-2009 resident population aged 16 to 64.
3. 2003 CAS Wards
4. Totals for claimant counts within CAS Wards may not sum to totals for Dundee City councils due to slight differences in the boundaries that these geographies cover.
5. Data is not seasonally adjusted.
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