Treasury written question – answered at on 20 December 2004.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer
(1) how many people under 25 years of age were unemployed and claiming benefit in Burton on 1 December (a) 1997 and (b) 2004;
(2) how many long-term unemployed people aged (a) under 25 years and (b) over 25 years there were in Burton on 1st December (i) 1997 and (ii) 2004.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Mrs. Janet Dean, dated
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions about unemployment in Burton. I am replying in his absence. (205538 & 205539)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics of unemployment from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation definitions. However, the LFS sample size is too small to give reliable estimates in reply to your particular questions about unemployment in the Burton Constituency.
ONS also compiles statistics of those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for local areas including parliamentary constituencies.
The attached table gives the number of people aged under 25 years old resident in the Burton constituency claiming JSA benefits. It also gives the numbers aged under 25 years and those aged over 25 years claiming for over 12 months for November 1997 and November 2004.
All claimants | People claiming for over 1 year(28) | ||
---|---|---|---|
As at November each year | Aged under 25 | Aged under 25 | Aged 25 and over |
1997 | 520 | 50 | 425 |
2004 | 260 | 0 | 60 |
(28) Computerised claims only.
Source:
Jobcentre Plus Administrative system.
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