Treasury written question – answered at on 26 July 2007.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer
(1) what the rate of (a) youth and (b) adult (i) employment and (ii) unemployment was in (A) Jarrow constituency, (B) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (D) the UK in each year since 1997;
(2) how many (a) adults, (b) women and (c) single parents were (i) in work and (ii) unemployed in (A) Jarrow constituency, (B) South Tyneside, (C) the North East and (D) the UK in each year since 1997.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking what the level of (a) youth and (b) adult (i) employment and (ii) unemployment has been in (A) Jarrow constituency, (B) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (D) the UK in each year since 1997 and how many (a) adults, (b) women and (c) single parents were (i) in work and (ii) unemployment in (A) Jarrow constituency, (B) South Tyneside, (C) the North East and (D) the UK in each year since 1997. (151944, 151945).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles employment statistics for local areas from the annual local area Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.
Table 1, attached, shows the number of males, females and people, who were (i) aged 16 and over, (ii) young persons aged 16 to 24 and (iii) persons aged 25 and over, resident in the Jarrow constituency, who were in employment, for the 12 months ending in February for 1997 to 2004 from the local area LFS and for the 12 months ending in March for 2005 and 2006, from the APS. The table also shows employment rates which allow changes to be seen in the context of changing population numbers. Tables 2 to 4 show data for South Tyneside metropolitan borough, the North East and Great Britain respectively.
For unitary and local authorities, the ONS produces estimates of total unemployment, following ILO definitions, from a statistical model. Annual estimates for other areas and breakdowns are compiled from the annual local area LFS and the APS following ILO definitions.
Table 5, attached, shows the number of males, females and people, who were (i) aged 16 and over, (ii) young persons aged 16 to 24 and (iii) persons aged 25 and over, resident in the Jarrow constituency, who were unemployed, for the 12 months ending in February for 1997 to 2004 from the local area LFS and for the 12 months ending in March for 2005 and 2006, from the APS. The table also shows unemployment rates which allow changes to be seen in the context of changing population numbers. Tables 6 to 8 show data for South Tyneside metropolitan borough, the North East and Great Britain respectively.
Table 9, attached, shows employment levels, unemployment levels and rates for lone parents aged 16 and over and employment rates for lone parents of working age, resident in the South Tyneside metropolitan borough, the North East and Great Britain, for the three months ending in June, for the years 1997 to 2006 from the LFS household datasets. Data for the Jarrow constituency are unavailable as Parliamentary Constituency markers are not held in this dataset.
The estimates in Tables 1-9 are for a subset of the population in small geographical areas, they are based on small sample sizes, and are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty. In this case, the sample sizes for the Jarrow constituency and South Tyneside metropolitan borough are not sufficient to give an accurate estimate of even the direction of the change over time.
ONS also compiles statistics for local areas of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA). Table 10, attached, shows the annual average number of males, females, people, young persons aged 18 to 24 and persons aged 25 and over, resident in the Jarrow constituency, claiming JSA for 1997 to 2006. Also shown are the total numbers of claimants as percentages of the resident working age population for males, females and all people. These percentages are not readily available for ages 18 to 24 and 25 and over. Tables 11 to 13 show data for South Tyneside metropolitan borough, the North East region and the United Kingdom respectively. Data for single parents are not available in this dataset.
As the information provided is extensive, a copy of the tables has been placed in the House of Commons Library.
Yes1 person thinks so
No0 people think not
Would you like to ask a question like this yourself? Use our Freedom of Information site.