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Unemployment: Stroud

Volume 455: debated on Monday 22 January 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many job vacancies have been advertised in Stroud Job Centre in each of the last 24 months; and what the level of unemployment was in Stroud over the same period. (115590)

The available information is in the following table:

Month of notification

Number of vacancies notified at Stroud Jobcentre Plus office

Monthly jobseeker's allowance claimant count in Stroud local authority area

December 2004

350

780

January 2005

140

860

February 2005

290

850

March 2005

270

850

April 2005

320

780

May 2005

440

780

June 2005

380

780

July 2005

500

860

August 2005

350

910

September 2005

330

860

October 2005

620

820

November 2005

490

790

December 2005

440

810

January 2006

310

950

February 2006

380

960

March 2006

350

930

April 2006

500

910

May 2006

310

890

June 2006

360

800

July 2006

560

830

August 2006

490

910

September 2006

550

900

October 2006

440

830

November 2006

490

850

Notes: 1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. 2. Figures are not fully comparable over time and may not indicate developments in he labour market. 3. Unemployment figures are not seasonally adjusted. Source: DWP Information Directorate Jobcentre Plus Labour Market System.