asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish his figures for the number unemployed for the Northern region for each month since 1979 on the old and on the new basis.
The information is as follows:
Unadjusted Including School Leavers
| Seasonally Adjusted Excluding School Leavers
| |||||||
New Basis (Claimants)
| Old basis (Registrations)
| New Basis (Claimants)
| Old Basis (Registrations)
| |||||
Number (000's)
| Percentage of all Employees
| Number (000's)
| Percentage of all Employees
| Number (000's)
| Percentage of all Employees
| Number (000's)
| Percentage of all Employees
| |
| July | 189·0 | 14·4 | 211·9 | 15·9 | 185·7 | 14·2 | 190·1 | 14·3 |
| August | 193·9 | 14·8 | 217·2 | 16·3 | 188·9 | 14·4 | 194·6 | 14·6 |
| September | 208·9 | 15·9 | 219·7 | 16·5 | 192·2 | 14·7 | 197·7 | 14·8 |
| October | 207·8 | 15·9 | 216·2 | 16·2 | 194·1 | 14·8 | 199·3 | 15·0 |
| November | 207·6 | 15·8 | 215·5 | 16·2 | 195·0 | 14·9 | 200·6 | 15·1 |
| December | 206·1 | 15·7 | 213·9 | 16·1 | 194·3 | 14·8 | 199·9 | 15·0 |
| 1982 | ||||||||
| January | 214·4 | 16·5 | 222·2 | 16·7 | 195·8 | 15·1 | 201·1 | 15·1 |
| February | 210·0 | 16·2 | 217·7 | 16·3 | 194·5 | 15·0 | 199·0 | 14·9 |
| March | 205·0 | 15·8 | 212·7 | 16·0 | 194·7 | 15·0 | 198·8 | 14·9 |
| April | 206·7 | 15·9 | 216·7 | 16·3 | 197·4 | 15·2 | 202·6 | 15·2 |
| May | 205·2 | 15·8 | 213·1 | 16·0 | 199·8 | 15·4 | 205·1 | 15·4 |
| June | 204·2 | 15·7 | 223·0 | 16·7 | 203·1 | 15·6 | 208·4 | 15·6 |
| July | 211·0 | 16·3 | 233·2 | 17·5 | 206·6 | 15·9 | 211·2 | 15·9 |
| August | 213·7 | 16·5 | 238·8 | 17·9 | 207·8 | 16·0 | 215·2 | 16·2 |
| September | 229·3 | 17·7 | 241·4 | 18·1 | 210·5 | 16·2 | 218·0 | 16·4 |
| October | 224·2 | 17·3 | 234·3 | 17·6 | 210·9 | 16·2 | 217·9 | 16·4 |
Note: The figures on the new basis (claimants) incorporate estimates prior to May 1982.