asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the most recent unemployment figures for each Northern region county and travel-to-work area, categorised by sex, age, and the duration of unemployment, for the last month for which statistics are available.
The following table gives the information at 14 January for each county in the Northern region and for the north Tyne, south Tyne and Teesside travel-to-work areas. Corresponding figures for other travel-to-work areas in the region could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Northumberland
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Males
| Females
| |||||||
Duration in weeks
| Under 25
| 25–54
| 55 and over
| All ages
| Under 25
| 25–54
| 55 and over
| All ages
|
2 or less | 199 | 204 | 47 | 450 | 143 | 100 | 6 | 249 |
Over 2 and up to 4 weeks | 190 | 198 | 46 | 434 | 148 | 54 | 2 | 204 |
Over 4 and up to 8 weeks | 327 | 423 | 241 | 991 | 250 | 181 | 7 | 438 |
Over 8 and up to 13 weeks | 346 | 427 | 164 | 937 | 256 | 252 | 19 | 527 |
Over 13 and up to 26 weeks | 800 | 864 | 438 | 2,102 | 668 | 452 | 38 | 1,158 |
Over 26 and up to 52 weeks | 680 | 833 | 558 | 2,071 | 554 | 527 | 48 | 1,129 |
Over 52 and up to 104 weeks | 495 | 872 | 560 | 1,927 | 269 | 306 | 58 | 633 |
Over 104 and up to 156 weeks | 63 | 216 | 343 | 622 | 31 | 48 | 13 | 92 |
Over 156 weeks | 30 | 230 | 388 | 648 | 15 | 49 | 39 | 103 |
Total | 3,130 | 4,267 | 2,785 | 10,182 | 2,334 | 1,969 | 230 | 4,533 |
Tyne and Wear
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Males
| Females
| |||||||
Duration in weeks
| Under 25
| 25–54
| 55 and over
| All ages
| Under 25
| 25–54
| 55 and over
| All ages
|
2 or less | 970 | 1,115 | 223 | 2,308 | 810 | 415 | 22 | 1,247 |
Over 2 and up to 4 weeks | 851 | 1,269 | 304 | 2,424 | 695 | 386 | 30 | 1,111 |
Over 4 and up to 8 weeks | 2,037 | 2,596 | 563 | 5,196 | 1,257 | 832 | 56 | 2,145 |
Over 8 and up to 13 weeks | 2,166 | 2,905 | 674 | 5,745 | 1,468 | 926 | 58 | 2,452 |
Over 13 and up to 26 weeks | 4,708 | 4,950 | 1,573 | 11,231 | 3,305 | 1,930 | 220 | 5,455 |
Over 26 and up to 52 weeks | 4,843 | 6,479 | 2,231 | 13,553 | 3,014 | 2,548 | 272 | 5,834 |
Over 52 and up to 104 weeks | 4,597 | 7,583 | 2,534 | 14,714 | 1,905 | 1,733 | 273 | 3,911 |
Over 104 and up to 156 weeks | 1,202 | 2,620 | 939 | 4,761 | 379 | 407 | 92 | 878 |
Over 156 weeks | 564 | 4,289 | 2,146 | 6,999 | 212 | 593 | 304 | 1,109 |
Total | 21,938 | 33,806 | 11,187 | 66,931 | 13,045 | 9,770 | 1,327 | 24,142 |
North Tyne travel-to-work area
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Males
| Females
| |||||||
Duration in weeks
| Under 25
| 25–54
| 55 and over
| All ages
| Under 25
| 25–54
| 55 and over
| All ages
|
2 or less | 387 | 477 | 87 | 951 | 349 | 171 | 11 | 531 |
Over 2 and up to 4 weeks | 377 | 506 | 123 | 1,006 | 265 | 187 | 21 | 473 |
Over 4 and up to 8 weeks | 886 | 1,065 | 220 | 2,171 | 516 | 342 | 21 | 879 |
Over 8 and up to 13 weeks | 944 | 1,272 | 257 | 2,473 | 559 | 403 | 26 | 988 |
Over 13 and up to 26 weeks | 2,085 | 2,080 | 662 | 4,827 | 1,412 | 876 | 107 | 2,395 |
Over 26 and up to 52 weeks | 1,860 | 2,554 | 897 | 5,311 | 1,202 | 1,028 | 114 | 2,344 |
Over 52 and up to 104 weeks | 1,763 | 2,876 | 1,033 | 5,672 | 726 | 615 | 100 | 1,441 |
Over 104 and up to 156 weeks | 480 | 1,058 | 336 | 1,874 | 130 | 162 | 37 | 329 |
Over 156 weeks | 188 | 1,497 | 829 | 2,514 | 61 | 143 | 81 | 285 |
Total | 8,970 | 13,385 | 4,444 | 26,799 | 5,220 | 3,927 | 518 | 9,665 |
South Tyne Travel-to-work area
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Males
| Females
| |||||||
Duration in weeks
| Under 25
| 25–54
| 55 and over
| All ages
| Under 25
| 25–54
| 55 and over
| All ages
|
2 or less | 361 | 411 | 102 | 874 | 288 | 131 | 8 | 427 |
Over 2 and up to 4 weeks | 315 | 544 | 173 | 1,032 | 227 | 107 | 8 | 342 |
Over 4 and up to 8 weeks | 746 | 1,022 | 255 | 2,023 | 436 | 277 | 17 | 730 |
Over 8 and up to 13 weeks | 801 | 1,140 | 295 | 2,236 | 532 | 308 | 21 | 861 |
Over 13 and up to 26 weeks | 1,707 | 1,871 | 647 | 4,225 | 1,247 | 646 | 73 | 1,966 |
Over 26 and up to 52 weeks | 1,813 | 2,384 | 891 | 5,088 | 1,109 | 936 | 103 | 2,148 |
Over 52 and up to 104 weeks | 1,659 | 2,634 | 949 | 5,242 | 731 | 617 | 103 | 1,451 |
Over 104 and up to 156 weeks | 413 | 874 | 324 | 1,611 | 150 | 141 | 32 | 323 |
Over 156 weeks | 169 | 1,309 | 763 | 2,241 | 65 | 230 | 134 | 429 |
Total | 7,984 | 12,189 | 4,399 | 24,572 | 4,785 | 3,393 | 499 | 8,677 |
Teeside Travel -to-work area
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Males
| Females
| |||||||
Duration in weeks
| Under 25
| 25–54
| 55 and over
| All ages
| Under 25
| 25–54
| 55 and over
| All ages
|
2 or less | 375 | 490 | 107 | 972 | 482 | 188 | 10 | 680 |
Over 2 and up to 4 weeks | 401 | 516 | 142 | 1,059 | 277 | 81 | 5 | 363 |
Males
| Females
| |||||||
Duration in weeks
| Under 25
| 25–54
| 55 and over
| All ages
| Under 25
| 25–54
| 55 and over
| All ages
|
Over 4 and up to 8 weeks | 795 | 997 | 253 | 2,045 | 551 | 266 | 15 | 832 |
Over 8 and up to 13 weeks | 893 | 1,214 | 306 | 2,413 | 573 | 374 | 30 | 977 |
Over 13 and up to 26 weeks | 2,195 | 2,430 | 827 | 5,452 | 1,631 | 862 | 72 | 2,565 |
Over 26 and up to 52 weeks | 2,230 | 3,085 | 1,696 | 7,011 | 1,458 | 1,049 | 113 | 2,620 |
Over 52 and up to 104 weeks | 2,433 | 4,265 | 1,903 | 8,601 | 1,083 | 880 | 163 | 2,126 |
Over 104 and up to 156 weeks | 658 | 1,435 | 436 | 2,529 | 225 | 170 | 46 | 441 |
Over 156 weeks | 218 | 1,361 | 706 | 2,285 | 90 | 184 | 87 | 361 |
Total | 10,198 | 15,793 | 6,376 | 32,367 | 6,370 | 4,054 | 541 | 10,965 |