Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 12 January 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his most recent estimate is of the number of job vacancies (a) in each region and (b) in Blaenau Gwent.
The available information is in the table.
Number of vacancies in each region and nation and in Blaenau Gwent parliamentary constituency: as at October 2008 | ||
Notified vacancies | Live unfilled vacancies | |
Blaenau Gwent | 267 | 226 |
North East | 19,238 | 16,357 |
North West | 48,673 | 43,788 |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 33,544 | 28,858 |
East Midlands | 28,973 | 76,744 |
West Midlands | 38,874 | 35,047 |
East | 30,028 | 27,913 |
London | 37,742 | 31,784 |
South East | 45,385 | 43,539 |
South West | 31,471 | 31,236 |
Wales | 19,251 | 18,690 |
Scotland | 33,511 | 29,375 |
Notes: 1. Interpretation of these data should take account of changes in recent years to Jobcentre Plus procedures for taking and handling vacancies. These figures are not fully comparable over time and may not indicate developments in the labour market. A more detailed explanation is available on the nomis website. 2. Notified vacancies include any speculative placings recorded by Jobcentre Plus. Datasets from May 2006 may reflect substantially reduced levels of speculative placings as part of the notified series. Consequently, care should be taken in interpreting time-series data. 3. The stocks of unfilled vacancies reflect more accurately job opportunities available via Jobcentre Plus. In the case of unfilled vacancies, use of the figures on live vacancies is recommended (i.e. excluding suspended vacancies), and this is the default option. Live vacancies may still include some vacancies which have already been filled or are otherwise no longer open to recruits, due to natural lags in procedures for following up vacancies with employers. 4. Comprehensive estimates of all job vacancies (not just those notified to Jobcentre Plus) are available from the monthly ONS Vacancy Survey since April 2001, based on a sample of some 6,000 enterprises. However, the ONS survey is currently designed to provide national estimates only. Source: Jobcentre Plus Labour Market System. |
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Ken Brookman
Posted on 14 Jan 2009 10:30 am (Report this annotation)
WHY do you really want to know all this information Mr D???? It is obviously a case of nothing else to do and trying to look important I suggest and making your letter writer earn his money. Even if you get the figures for your own consituency will you ever be able to improve then I ask ????