Duchy of Lancaster written question – answered at on 20 April 2009.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people were (a) claiming jobseeker's allowance and (b) unemployed according to the International Labour Organisation definitions in each quarter since 1979.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated April 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people were (a) claiming jobseeker's allowance and (b) unemployed according to the International Labour Organisation survey in each quarter since 1979. (268743)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles unemployment statistics from the Labour Force Survey (LPS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.
Table 1 shows the number of people who were unemployed in each quarter since 1979. It also shows the number of persons who were claiming Jobseeker's Allowance and its predecessors adjusted on a consistent basis.
As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty, shown in a footnote to the table.
Table 1: Number of persons unemployed or claiming jobseeker's allowance | |
Unemployed | |
Thousand (seasonally adjusted) | |
January to March 1979 | 1,420 |
April to June 1979 | 1,405 |
July to September 1979 | 1,430 |
October to December 1979 | 1,471 |
January to March 1980 | 1,558 |
April to June 1980 | 1,700 |
July to September 1980 | 1,905 |
October to December 1980 | 2,169 |
January to March 1981 | 2,403 |
April to June 1981 | 2,588 |
July to September 1981 | 2,684 |
October to December 1981 | 2,761 |
January to March 1982 | 2,803 |
April to June 1982 | 2,841 |
July to September 1982 | 2,897 |
October to December 1982 | 2,960 |
January to March 1983 | 2,998 |
April to June 1983 | 3,049 |
July to September 1983 | 3,109 |
October to December 1983 | 3,167 |
January to March 1984 | 3,243 |
April to June 1984 | 3,265 |
July to September 1984 | 3,238 |
October to December 1984 | 3,217 |
January to March 1985 | 3,180 |
April to June 1985 | 3,152 |
July to September 1985 | 3,137 |
October to December 1985 | 3,135 |
January to March 1986 | 3,150 |
April to June 1986 | 3,159 |
July to September 1986 | 3,177 |
October to December 1986 | 3,156 |
January to March 1987 | 3,113 |
April to June 1987 | 3,021 |
July to September 1987 | 2,885 |
October to December 1987 | 2,741 |
January to March 1988 | 2,613 |
April to June 1988 | 2,490 |
July to September 1988 | 2,385 |
October to December 1988 | 2,293 |
January to March 1989 | 2,179 |
April to June 1989 | 2,083 |
July to September 1989 | 2,045 |
October to December 1989 | 2,021 |
January to March 1990 | 2,004 |
April to June 1990 | 2,002 |
July to September 1990 | 2,049 |
October to December 1990 | 2,158 |
January to March 1991 | 2,306 |
April to June 1991 | 2,492 |
July to September 1991 | 2,624 |
October to December 1991 | 2,697 |
January to March 1992 | 2,762 |
April to June 1992 | 2,778 |
July to September 1992 | 2,815 |
October to December 1992 | 2,929 |
January to March 1993 | 3,001 |
April to June 1993 | 2,932 |
July to September 1993 | 2,890 |
October to December 1993 | 2,890 |
January to March 1994 | 2,804 |
April to June 1994 | 2,736 |
July to September 1994 | 2,638 |
October to December 1994 | 2,520 |
January to March 1995 | 2,496 |
April to June 1995 | 2,444 |
July to September 1995 | 2,446 |
October to December 1995 | 2.353 |
January to March 1996 | 2.330 |
April to June 1996 | 2,339 |
July to September 1996 | 2,284 |
October to December 1996 | 2,230 |
January to March 1997 | 2,085 |
April to June 1997 | 2,050 |
July to September 1997 | 1,951 |
October to December 1997 | 1,865 |
January to March 1998 | 1,813 |
April to June 1998 | 1,791 |
July to September 1998 | 1,787 |
October to December 1998 | 1,765 |
January to March 1999 | 1,779 |
April to June 1999 | 1,743 |
July to September 1999 | 1,704 |
October to December 1999 | 1,684 |
January to March 2000 | 1,681 |
April to June 2000 | 1,600 |
July to September 2000 | 1,550 |
October to December 2000 | 1,519 |
January to March 2001 | 1,480 |
April to June 2001 | 1,470 |
July to September 2001 | 1,489 |
October to December 2001 | 1,519 |
January to March 2002 | 1,513 |
April to June 2002 | 1,521 |
July to September 2002 | 1,566 |
October to December 2002 | 1,514 |
January to March 2003 | 1,528 |
April to June 2003 | 1,468 |
July to September 2003 | 1,504 |
October to December 2003 | 1,457 |
January to March 2004 | 1,431 |
April to June 2004 | 1,439 |
July to September 2004 | 1,404 |
October to December 2004 | 1,423 |
January to March 2005 | 1,413 |
April to June 2005 | 1,438 |
July to September 2005 | 1,442 |
October to December 2005 | 1,566 |
January to March 2006 | 1,601 |
April to June 2006 | 1,687 |
July to September 2006 | 1,690 |
October to December 2006 | 1,698 |
January to March 2007 | 1,704 |
April to June 2007 | 1,662 |
July to September 2007 | 1,643 |
October to December 2007 | 1,602 |
January to March 2008 | 1,624 |
April to June 2008 | 1,685 |
July to September 2008 | 1,825 |
October to December 2008(1) | *1,971 |
Jobseeker' s A llowance | |
Thousand (seasonally adjusted) | |
March 1979 | 1,107 |
June 1979 | 1,058 |
September 1979 | 1,034 |
December 1979 | 1,044 |
March 1980 | 1,125 |
June 1980 | 1,262 |
September 1980 | 1,492 |
December 1980 | 1,777 |
March 1981 | 1,984 |
June 1981 | 2,157 |
September 1981 | 2,283 |
December 1981 | 2,373 |
March 1982 | 2,426 |
June 1982 | 2,499 |
September 1982 | 2,583 |
December 1982 | 2,674 |
March 1983 | 2,723 |
June 1983 | 2,780 |
September 1983 | 2,788 |
December 1983 | 2,814 |
March 1984 | 2,858 |
June 1984 | 2,869 |
September 1984 | 2,925 |
December 1984 | 2.958 |
March 1985 | 2,977 |
June 1985 | 2,989 |
September 1985 | 3,005 |
December 1985 | 3,033 |
March 1986 | 3,086 |
June 1986 | 3,086 |
September 1986 | 3,072 |
December 1986 | 3,021 |
March 1987 | 2,925 |
June 1987 | 2,808 |
September 1987 | 2,678 |
December 1987 | 2,536 |
March 1988 | 2,406 |
June 1988 | 2,272 |
September 1988 | 2,156 |
December 1988 | 2,006 |
March 1989 | 1,877 |
June 1989 | 1,762 |
September 1989 | 1,685 |
December 1989 | 1,630 |
March 1990 | 1,584 |
June 1990 | 1,584 |
September 1990 | 1,681 |
December 1990 | 1,847 |
March 1991 | 2,080 |
June 1991 | 2,275 |
September 1991 | 2,435 |
December 1991 | 2,536 |
March 1992 | 2,636 |
June 1992 | 2,711 |
September 1992 | 2,808 |
December 1992 | 2,960 |
March 1993 | 2,923 |
June 1993 | 2,902 |
September 1993 | 2,856 |
December 1993 | 2,765 |
March 1994 | 2,712 |
June 1994 | 2,625 |
September 1994 | 2,525 |
December 1994 | 2,407 |
March 1995 | 2,342 |
June 1995 | 2,294 |
September 1995 | 2,234 |
December 1995 | 2,222 |
March 1996 | 2,179 |
June 1996 | 2,135 |
September 1996 | 2,044 |
December 1996 | 1,872 |
March 1997 | 1,704 |
June 1997 | 1,572 |
September 1997 | 1,498 |
December 1997 | 1,411 |
March 1998 | 1,365 |
June 1998 | 1,344 |
September 1998 | 1,327 |
December 1998 | 1,314 |
March 1999 | 1,298 |
June 1999 | 1,263 |
September 1999 | 1,223 |
December 1999 | 1,159 |
March 2000 | 1,144 |
June 2000 | 1,094 |
September 2000 | 1,045 |
December 2000 | 1,030 |
March 2001 | 991 |
June 2001 | 962 |
September 2001 | 946 |
December 2001 | 967 |
March 2002 | 948 |
June 2002 | 950 |
September 2002 | 944 |
December 2002 | 935 |
March 2003 | 941 |
June 2003 | 947 |
September 2003 | 929 |
December 2003 | 906 |
March 2004 | 881 |
June 2004 | 847 |
September 2004 | 833 |
December 2004 | 826 |
March 2005 | 830 |
June 2005 | 863 |
September 2005 | 876 |
December 2005 | 908 |
March 2006 | 936 |
June 2006 | 957 |
September 2006 | 958 |
December 2006 | 938 |
March 2007 | 905 |
June 2007 | 863 |
September 2007 | 835 |
December 2007 | 808 |
March 2008 | 799 |
June 2008 | 845 |
September 2008 | 944 |
December 2008 | 1,159 |
(1) Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality as follows. 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) (percentage) Statistical Robustness * 0 = CV [le]5 Estimates are considered precise. ** 5 = CV [le] 10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise. *** 10 = CV [le] 20 Estimates are considered acceptable. **** CV = 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes. Source: Labour Force Survey/Jobcentre Plus administrative system |
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