House of Lords written question – answered at on 16 March 2010.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the levels of (a) unemployment, and (b) youth unemployment, in each parliamentary constituency in the north east of England in (1) April 1997, (2) June 2001, (3) June 2005, and (4) January 2010.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, Director General for ONS, to Lord Bates, dated March 2010.
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your question asking what were the levels of (a) unemployment, and (b) youth unemployment, in each parliamentary constituency in the north east of England in (1) April 1997, (2) June 2001, (3) June 2005, and (4) January 2010. (HL2749)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles unemployment statistics in line with International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS). However, due to the small sample size, no reasonable estimates are available for parliamentary constituencies in the north east of England.
As an alternative, in Table 1 we have provided the number of (a) total, and (b) people aged 16-24, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in each parliamentary constituency in the north-east of England in April 1997, June 2001, June 2005 and January 2010.
National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at http://www.nomisweb.co.uk.
Table 1. Total Claimant Count and persons aged 16-24 claiming Jobseeker's Allowance resident in each of the parliamentary constituencies in the North East of England. | ||||||||
April 1997 | June 2001 | June 2005 | January 2010 | |||||
Total | 16-24 | Total | 16-24 | Total | 16-24 | Total | 16-24 | |
Berwick-upon-Tweed | 2,004 | 495 | 1,122 | 275 | 848 | 230 | 1,644 | 505 |
Bishop Auckland | 2,479 | 730 | 1,780 | 545 | 1,201 | 425 | 2,796 | 865 |
Blaydon | 2,511 | 565 | 1,266 | 330 | 973 | 280 | 2,128 | 595 |
Blyth Valley | 2,783 | 815 | 1,794 | 590 | 1,386 | 500 | 2,675 | 845 |
Darlington | 3,381 | 915 | 2,078 | 545 | 1,574 | 440 | 3,155 | 985 |
Durham, City of | 2,165 | 600 | 1,251 | 385 | 919 | 290 | 1,891 | 600 |
Easington | 2,293 | 730 | 1,572 | 555 | 1,033 | 490 | 2,915 | 1,050 |
Gateshead East & Washington West | 2,709 | 790 | 1,495 | 470 | 1,252 | 450 | 2,585 | 770 |
Hartlepool | 4,269 | 1,285 | 2,765 | 810 | 2,122 | 740 | 4,363 | 1,365 |
Hexham | 1,271 | 330 | 776 | 200 | 543 | 155 | 1,185 | 345 |
Houghton & Washington East | 2,888 | 945 | 2,056 | 690 | 1,256 | 445 | 2,926 | 950 |
Jarrow | 3,328 | 895 | 2,226 | 570 | 1,769 | 525 | 3,182 | 920 |
Middlesbrough | 5,787 | 1,745 | 3,935 | 1,180 | 2,909 | 1,095 | 5,384 | 1,765 |
Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland | 3,516 | 970 | 2,290 | 675 | 1,596 | 550 | 3,301 | 1,100 |
Newcastle upon Tyne Central | 3,736 | 1,025 | 2,082 | 535 | 1,518 | 465 | 2,671 | 775 |
Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend | 4,081 | 1,060 | 2,418 | 730 | 1,886 | 605 | 3,647 | 1,100 |
Newcastle upon Tyne North | 2,786 | 730 | 1,409 | 420 | 996 | 295 | 2,358 | 695 |
North Durham | 2,741 | 715 | 1,538 | 460 | 1,175 | 450 | 2,701 | 845 |
North Tyneside | 3,469 | 950 | 2,067 | 605 | 1,612 | 510 | 3,112 | 860 |
North West Durham | 2,725 | 740 | 1,522 | 395 | 984 | 340 | 2,501 | 745 |
Redcar | 4,139 | 1,220 | 2,753 | 845 | 1,986 | 765 | 3,943 | 1,310 |
Sedgefield | 2,011 | 580 | 1,637 | 540 | 1,091 | 430 | 2,445 | 780 |
South Shields | 4,337 | 1,145 | 3,190 | 775 | 2,393 | 710 | 4,029 | 1,200 |
Stockton North | 4,228 | 1,115 | 2,667 | 805 | 1,804 | 665 | 3,919 | 1,300 |
Stockton South | 3,244 | 845 | 2,096 | 610 | 1,433 | 455 | 3,197 | 985 |
Sunderland North | 3,447 | 935 | 2,286 | 660 | 1,683 | 580 | 3,274 | 1,105 |
Sunderland South | 4,358 | 1,185 | 2,740 | 715 | 1,907 | 630 | 3,728 | 1,135 |
Tyne Bridge | 5,225 | 1,415 | 3,032 | 900 | 2,524 | 790 | 4.046 | 1,090 |
Tynemouth | 2,903 | 725 | 1,632 | 420 | 1,257 | 325 | 2,292 | 590 |
Wansbeck | 3,028 | 890 | 1,792 | 540 | 1,501 | 585 | 2,776 | 910 |
Age data rounded to nearest 5
Source: Jobcentre Plus Administrative System
Age data are only available for computerised claims, which account for 99.7 per cent of all claims.
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