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Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 28 January 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many unemployed people under the age of 25 years there were in (a) Romford (b) Essex and (c) Greater London in the most recent period for which figures are available. (181655)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics of unemployment for local areas from Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation definitions.
Table 1, attached, shows estimates of the number of unemployed, aged 16-24, for Romford constituency, for Essex and for London for the 12 months ending June 2007, which is the latest date for which figures are available encompassing all 3 geographies specified.
These estimates, as with any from sample surveys, are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
ONS also compiles statistics for local areas of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA). Table 2 shows the monthly figure for people aged 18 to 24 claiming JSA in Romford, Essex and London for June 2007. Note, people aged 16 and 17 are not eligible to claim JSA.
Thousand Level Rate1 (Percentage) Romford 2— 2— Essex 10 7 London 104 12 1 Unemployed as a percentage of the economically active population. 2 Estimates not available since the group sampling size is zero or disclosive Note: Estimates are subject to sampling variability. Source: Annual Population Survey, ONS.
Number Proportion1 (Percentage) Romford 275 2— Essex 4,200 4 London 37,085 5 1 Number of claimants expressed as a percentage of claimant count + work force jobs. 2 Estimates not available. Source: Jobcentre Plus administrative system.