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Unemployment

Volume 408: debated on Wednesday 9 July 2003

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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the unemployment rate was in each year om 1997 to 2003 in (a) England and (b) Sefton. [124206]

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Ms Claire Curtis-Thomas, dated 9 July 2003:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question about unemployment rates in England and Sefton. (124206)
The information requested is given in the attached table. These eqimates are from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), for the twelve month period ending February each year.

Unemployment rates

1

England and Sefton

Percentage

March to February

England

2

Sefton

3

1997–986.67.8
1998–996.07.6
1999–20005.77.8
2000–015.16.0
2001–024.85.0
2002–035.06.0

1 Unemployed as a pecentage of the economically active population.

2 Estimates have been interim-adjusted to reflect the 2001 Censis results.

3 Estimates have not been adjusted to reflect the 2001 Census results.

—Date not available.

Source:

ONS Labour Force Survey.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the unemployment rate was in Merseyside for (a) 2000, (b) 2001, (c) 2002 and (d) 2003 to date. [124202]

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have wled him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mrs. Curtis-Thomas dated, 9 July 2003:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about unemployment rates in M erseyside. (124202)

The information requested is given in the attached table. These estimates are from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), for the twelve month period ending February each year.

Unemployment rates1 in MerseysideMarch to February

Per cent

2000–018.2
2001–027.2
2002–036.9

1 Unemployed as a percentage of the economically active population.

Note:

These Labour Force Survey (LFS) estimates have not yet been adjusted to take account of the Census 2001 results.

Source:

Labour Force Survey (ONS)