The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson dated 31 March 2008:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your parliamentary question on the percentage of the (a) male and (b) female population of each London borough who were (i) unemployed and (ii) economically inactive in each year since 2000. I am replying in her absence. (196514)
The Office for National Statistics compiles estimates of unemployment and inactivity for local areas for women and men from the Annual Population Survey (APS) and its predecessor the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation definitions.
Tables 1 and 2 attached, show the percentage of males and females aged 16 and over, resident in each London borough, who were unemployed. Tables 3 and 4 attached, show the percentage of males and females, of working age, resident in each London borough who was economically inactive. Estimates are obtained from the annual LFS for each 12 month period from 2001 to 2004. For time series comparisons, the APS estimates from 2005 to 2007 are provided covering the 12 month periods ending in March, but the most recently released estimates are also included, which cover the 12 month period ending in June 2007.
These estimates, as with any from sample surveys, are subject to a margin of uncertainty. Changes in the estimates from year to year should be treated with particular caution.
Percentage For 12 months ending London borough 1February 01 1February 02 1February 03 1February 04 2March 05 2March 05 2March 06 2March 07 Barking and Dagenham 3— 3— 11 7 10 11 7 7 Barnet 3— 3— 3— 3 6 7 6 6 Bexley 3— 3— 3— 3 3 5 6 5 Brent 10 11 10 7 11 9 12 11 Bromley 3— 3— 3— 5 5 3 5 5 Camden 3— 3— 10 9 6 7 8 7 City of London 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— Croydon 3— 7 8 8 5 7 9 9 Ealing 8 8 7 5 5 11 8 9 Enfield 3— 8 3— 6 4 11 4 3 Greenwich 10 10 10 10 9 10 11 12 Hackney 20 15 12 12 13 13 11 14 Hammersmith and Fulham 3— 3— 9 10 11 10 9 11 Haringey 15 11 11 9 12 7 7 6 Harrow 3— 3— 3— 5 8 8 6 5 Havering 3— 3— 3— 5 4 6 3 3 Hillingdon 3— 3— 3— 4 4 12 8 7 Hounslow 3— 3— 3— 7 10 8 7 7 Islington 3— 9 3— 9 8 9 9 11 Kensington and Chelsea 3— 3— 3— 7 7 6 6 6 Kingston-upon-Thames 3— 3— 3— 2 6 4 3 1 Lambeth 9 8 13 8 10 9 8 9 Lewisham 3— 13 14 11 8 8 9 9 Merton 3— 3— 3— 7 7 7 8 8 Newham 13 11 14 10 9 9 10 8 Redbridge 9 3— 8 6 5 6 8 7 Richmond-upon-Thames 3— 3— 3— 5 4 2 4 5 Southwark 12 14 12 14 9 11 9 8 Sutton 3— 3— 3— 4 4 2 4 4 Tower Hamlets 13 14 13 15 14 13 13 15 Waltham Forest 3— 3— 3— 9 10 10 6 7 Wandsworth 3— 7 7 7 3 8 7 5 Westminster, City of 10 7 7 9 7 12 6 7 1. Figures provided by the Annual Labour Force Survey. 2. Figures provided by the Annual Population Survey. 3. These figures are suppressed as statistically unreliable or disclosive. Source: Annual Labour Force Survey and Annual Population Survey national.
Percentage For 12 months ending London borough 1February 01 1February 02 1February 03 1February 04 2March 05 2March 06 2March 07 2June 07 Barking and Dagenham 3— 3— 3— 10 9 7 11 10 Barnet 3— 3— 3— 6 6 6 6 6 Bexley 3— 3— 3— 5 4 3 6 6 Brent 3— 3— 11 8 5 7 9 10 Bromley 3— 3— 3— 6 5 4 4 4 Camden 3— 3— 7 8 7 8 6 7 City of London 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— Croydon 3— 3— 3— 5 8 8 6 6 Ealing 3— 3— 3— 6 6 9 7 7 Enfield 3— 3— 3— 5 6 8 5 5 Greenwich 3— 3— 9 8 7 6 6 5 Hackney 12 3— 3— 6 9 7 13 11 Hammersmith and Fulham 3— 3— 3— 5 7 6 8 8 Haringey 3— 3— 3— 5 8 11 7 6 Harrow 3— 3— 3— 13 6 6 9 9 Havering 3— 3— 3— 4 3 7 2 3 Hillingdon 3— 3— 3— 5 3 7 6 4 Hounslow 3— 3— 3— 5 7 9 9 9 Islington 3— 10 3— 7 7 5 7 8 Kensington and Chelsea 3— 3— 3— 7 4 8 8 9 Kingston-upon-Thames 3— 3— 3— 4 4 9 4 4 Lambeth 11 3— 3— 10 11 9 10 12 Lewisham 3— 3— 3— 9 8 7 10 9 Merton 3— 3— 3— 11 5 11 5 5 Newham 16 3— 10 8 11 8 19 17 Redbridge 3— 3— 3— 3 5 3 6 6 Richmond-upon-Thames 3— 3— 3— 3 6 5 3 3 Southwark 13 3— 3— 13 14 5 8 9 Sutton 3— 3— 3— 4 6 4 8 7 Tower Hamlets 3— 3— 13 8 11 13 14 15 Waltham Forest 3— 3— 3— 8 7 5 7 8 Wandsworth 3— 5 7 4 5 6 8 5 Westminster, City of 3— 3— 3— 7 9 9 7 9 1. Figures provided by the Annual Labour Force Survey. 2. Figures provided by the Annual Population Survey. 3. These figures are suppressed as statistically unreliable or disclosive. Source: Annual Labour Force Survey and Annual Population Survey.
Percentage For 12 months ending London borough 1February 01 1February 02 1February 03 1February 04 2March 05 2March 06 2March 07 2June 07 Barking and Dagenham 28 18 19 20 25 24 20 20 Barnet 13 11 11 16 17 19 17 17 Bexley 16 15 13 16 15 15 14 16 Brent 24 19 22 23 21 17 16 15 Bromley 13 13 14 15 13 14 10 11 Camden 21 19 21 16 26 24 23 23 City of London 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— Croydon 13 15 11 13 14 14 17 16 Ealing 24 17 22 18 15 19 14 16 Enfield 18 17 17 16 23 16 17 19 Greenwich 12 17 21 19 20 18 19 18 Hackney 29 28 25 24 27 32 25 24 Hammersmith and Fulham 18 15 16 13 16 21 18 17 Haringey 21 26 26 32 25 21 20 21 Harrow 11 18 17 18 13 18 17 14 Havering 13 14 11 12 16 14 16 15 Hillingdon 15 12 16 15 15 13 19 18 Hounslow 14 17 20 18 18 12 13 16 Islington 26 20 24 23 22 28 21 20 Kensington and Chelsea 16 19 21 18 24 16 23 22 Kingston-upon-Thames 12 13 13 13 18 20 14 15 Lambeth 19 20 19 19 19 24 17 17 Lewisham 16 21 16 22 14 19 20 21 Merton 17 13 12 9 11 17 14 12 Newham 31 30 30 34 26 26 21 24 Redbridge 22 18 17 17 18 21 18 19 Richmond-upon-Thames 3— 11 11 16 19 17 14 13 Southwark 18 21 26 23 24 21 20 21 Sutton 3— 9 11 14 15 12 11 12 Tower Hamlets 27 27 26 25 27 25 25 25 Waltham Forest 21 22 19 22 20 19 25 22 Wandsworth 13 9 11 12 15 18 17 16 Westminster, City of 20 22 21 21 22 23 28 27 1. Figures provided by the Annual Labour Force Survey. 2. Figures provided by the Annual Population Survey. 3. These figures are suppressed as statistically unreliable or disclosive. Source: Annual Labour Force Survey and Annual Population Survey.
Percentage For 12 months ending London borough 1February 01 1February 02 1February 03 1February 04 2March 05 2March 06 2March 07 2June 07 Barking and Dagenham 39 38 37 39 37 39 36 37 Barnet 30 31 31 35 34 27 32 30 Bexley 26 28 27 23 22 21 26 29 Brent 37 33 38 37 38 35 38 35 Bromley 22 25 31 26 20 20 25 24 Camden 36 37 34 33 36 40 35 34 City of London 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— 3— Croydon 28 25 27 27 24 26 27 23 Ealing 37 37 30 30 33 34 33 36 Enfield 34 36 36 33 36 34 33 38 Greenwich 31 33 36 37 36 32 29 32 Hackney 41 40 41 47 48 49 41 39 Hammersmith and Fulham 32 30 32 29 33 27 30 30 Haringey 46 42 35 45 37 35 32 32 Harrow 25 29 31 29 30 27 27 28 Havering 24 25 24 22 26 24 26 24 Hillingdon 29 29 24 31 25 27 30 33 Hounslow 28 26 30 30 31 28 30 28 Islington 40 37 38 35 35 39 34 33 Kensington and Chelsea 36 42 41 37 43 40 45 41 Kingston-upon-Thames 30 25 23 25 25 21 27 26 Lambeth 25 29 29 36 32 37 39 35 Lewisham 29 ' 32 29 26 30 32 26 27 Merton 27 26 21 23 30 29 23 24 Newham 52 49 51 51 54 45 46 45 Redbridge 32 29 31 33 30 38 35 37 Richmond-upon-Thames 20 23 20 29 30 25 24 26 Southwark 42 34 31 29 31 42 39 38 Sutton 19 18 22 26 20 23 24 22 Tower Hamlets 52 47 53 49 49 52 49 51 Waltham Forest 28 31 34 38 40 33 30 31 Wandsworth 21 22 27 27 27 28 26 27 Westminster, City of 38 38 42 43 39 38 38 41 1. Figures provided by the Annual Labour Force Survey. 2. Figures provided by the Annual Population Survey. 3. These figures are suppressed as statistically unreliable or disclosive. Source: Annual Labour Force Survey and Annual Population Survey.