(2) how many people aged between 16 and 24 years resident in (a) Chelmsford local authority area and (b) West Chelmsford constituency were unemployed in (i) May 1997 and (ii) each of the last six months for which figures are available.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated January 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, 1 have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking how many people aged between 16 and 24 years resident in (a) Chelmsford local authority area and (b) West Chelmsford constituency had been unemployed for over (i) six and (ii) 12 months in each of the last six months; and how many people aged between 16 and 24 years resident in (a) Chelmsford local authority area and (b) West Chelmsford constituency were unemployed in (i) May 1997 and (ii) each of the last six months for which figures are available. (310739 & 310710)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles unemployment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey and its predecessor the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions. However, estimates of unemployment for the requested age bands and geographies are not available.
As an alternative, in Table 1 we have provided the number of persons, aged 16 to 24, claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance, in the requested geographies, for (a) over 6 months and (b) over 12 months in November 2009 and the previous 5 months. Table 2 contains the number of persons aged 16 to 24 claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance in the requested geographies for (a) May 1997 and (b) November 2009 and the previous 5 months.
National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOM1S website at:
http://www.nomisweb.co.uk
Chelmsford West Chelmsford Claiming over six months Claiming over 12 months Claiming over six months Claiming over 12 months June 2009 155 10 115 5 July 2009 145 10 105 10 August 2009 170 10 120 10 September 2009 150 10 110 10 October 2009 140 10 105 10 November 2009 125 10 95 10 Notes: 1. Data has been rounded to nearest five. 2. People claiming for over 12 months are included in the counts of people claiming for over six months. Source: Jobcentre Plus administrative system.
Chelmsford West Chelmsford May 1997 565 385 June 2009 800 560 July 2009 845 590 August 2009 900 630 September 2009 870 610 October 2009 850 610 November 2009 800 555 Note: Data has been rounded to nearest five. Source: Jobcentre Plus administrative system.