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Mr. Worthington
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what was the total number of people receiving unemployment benefit in each month since May 1991.
Mr. Burt
Information is not available in the form requested. The total number of people receiving unemployment benefit at quarterly dates from May 1991 to November 1992 is in the table.
| Date | Numbers |
| 9 May 1991 | 555,300 |
| 8 August 1991 | 608,400 |
| 14 November 1991 | 626,400 |
| 13 February 1992 | 694,700 |
| 14 May 1992 | 668,700 |
| 13 August 1992 | 642,300 |
| 12 November 1992 | 654,400 |
Source: Quarterly Analysis of Unemployed Claimants.