The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated 28 January 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many and what proportion of jobseeker's allowance claimants in each constituency in the South West had been claiming that allowance for (a) up to three, (b) between three and six, (c) between six and 12 and (d) between 12 and 24 months in each month since September 2009. (314616)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles the number of claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system. Table 1 shows the number of computerised claims of Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for people, aged 16 or over resident in each parliamentary constituency in the South West, by duration of the claim. Table 2 shows the percentage of all claimants in each constituency by duration of the claim.
National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at
http://www.nomisweb.co.uk
Number September 2009 October 2009 Duration of claim: Up to 13 weeks Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks Total claimants Up to 13 weeks Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks Total claimants Bath 795 285 295 95 1,495 755 325 275 105 1,475 Bournemouth East 905 425 455 120 1,915 915 430 415 140 1,915 Bournemouth West 935 445 475 115 1,980 970 420 475 125 2,005 Bridgwater 960 395 375 100 1,850 975 380 340 110 1,815 Bristol East 1,455 750 800 265 3,295 1,420 710 780 300 3,230 Bristol North West 1,145 600 670 210 2,655 1,150 535 645 220 2,580 Bristol South 1,325 690 780 200 3,010 1,280 665 705 215 2,885 Bristol West 1,255 490 480 195 2,455 1,210 495 475 200 2,415 Cheltenham 1,020 555 690 305 2,635 995 525 675 335 2,595 Christchurch 550 225 230 60 1,075 510 245 220 70 1,055 Cotswold 540 285 260 90 1,195 535 250 270 95 1,170 Devizes 905 420 425 135 1,925 880 420 410 160 1,910 East Devon 515 205 195 45 975 510 185 180 60 945 Exeter 1,095 455 430 170 2,165 1,065 410 390 170 2,055 Falmouth and Camborne 955 365 340 145 1,830 985 365 340 150 1,865 Forest of Dean 705 370 445 145 1,695 675 340 405 185 1,620 Gloucester 1,320 725 830 340 3,235 1,335 720 815 385 3,280 Kingswood 1,045 500 475 130 2,160 1,050 480 450 130 2,120 Mid Dorset and North Poole 610 270 230 50 1,175 565 250 220 65 1,110 North Cornwall 890 350 330 100 1,690 1,015 340 315 115 1,805 North Devon 690 255 205 60 1,220 685 230 185 70 1,170 North Dorset 490 215 185 35 930 455 190 170 50 875 North Swindon 1,140 735 755 190 2,860 1,180 635 745 195 2,800 North Wiltshire 805 410 400 105 1,745 750 385 370 135 1,665 Northavon 665 295 275 50 1,300 645 275 260 55 1,255 Plymouth, Devonport 1,270 535 635 200 2,740 1,295 525 620 230 2,765 Plymouth, Sutton 1,500 620 800 265 3,350 1,360 625 770 285 3,205 Poole 740 380 310 70 1,510 755 355 315 85 1,515 Salisbury 720 315 290 85 1,420 720 340 295 95 1,460 Somerton and Frome 625 255 255 60 1,205 625 235 245 55 1,165 South Dorset 665 275 260 85 1,300 735 265 265 90 1,370 South East Cornwall 770 300 250 80 1,415 775 295 245 80 1,400 South Swindon 1,355 790 885 270 3,355 1,290 715 875 285 3,225 South West Devon 580 250 205 65 1,115 565 220 200 60 1,065 St Ives 695 305 290 125 1,440 790 280 270 135 1,495 Stroud 885 460 420 125 1,905 820 465 400 130 1,830 Taunton 810 415 390 60 1,695 760 400 370 70 1,620 Teignbridge 855 350 275 90 1,590 790 350 270 100 1,535 Tewkesbury 745 375 395 150 1,690 735 360 375 155 1,655 Tiverton and Honiton 710 270 255 95 1,345 695 265 245 100 1,320 Torbay 1,260 565 540 250 2,645 1,310 535 525 270 2,675 Torridge and West Devon 715 330 385 140 1,590 710 290 330 145 1,500 Totnes 735 270 300 100 1,415 725 255 245 115 1,355 Truro and St Austell 905 340 310 115 1,700 915 340 320 120 1,725 Wansdyke 600 250 250 55 1,170 570 240 230 65 1,115 Wells 715 295 300 70 1,395 690 285 270 85 1,345 West Dorset 415 165 125 35 750 440 160 125 35 765 Westbury 945 470 475 185 2,095 920 440 475 195 2,055 Weston-Super-Mare 950 460 530 150 2,115 970 475 490 160 2,125 Woodspring 575 230 195 30 1,035 545 205 165 40 960 Yeovil 845 315 320 25 1,515 800 320 260 40 1,430 Total 44,410 20,395 20,785 6,550 93,065 43,920 19,550 19,800 7,155 91,390
November 2009 December 2009 Duration of claim: Up to 13 weeks Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks Total claimants Up to 13 weeks Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks Total claimants Bath 725 335 250 115 1,445 705 325 240 115 1,405 Bournemouth East 905 415 390 160 1,885 855 415 365 175 1,830 Bournemouth West 985 410 445 150 2,010 925 440 415 170 1,965 Bridgwater 990 375 310 125 1,810 1,050 410 315 130 1,920 Bristol East 1,395 695 755 330 3,195 1,355 720 730 350 3,185 Bristol North West 1,075 515 570 260 2,450 1,060 575 535 260 2,460 Bristol South 1,230 685 650 240 2,825 1,190 680 630 265 2,790 Bristol West 1,185 540 440 225 2,425 1,025 530 425 225 2,245 Cheltenham 945 510 590 375 2,485 905 475 545 390 2,375 Christchurch 575 255 215 80 1,130 560 250 205 85 1,110 Cotswold 565 260 260 100 1,205 490 275 225 100 1,110 Devizes 935 420 405 180 1,985 845 440 355 195 1,880 East Devon 560 195 150 60 975 540 215 140 65 970 Exeter 1,125 400 330 180 2,055 1,030 425 335 170 1,990 Falmouth and Camborne 1,010 385 320 160 1,910 1,030 425 310 180 1,975 Forest of Dean 695 355 355 215 1,645 695 335 325 235 1,610 Gloucester 1,285 685 730 405 3,140 1,270 655 690 425 3,075 Kingswood 915 480 440 165 2,010 850 485 410 185 1,945 Mid Dorset and North Poole 615 230 205 65 1,130 570 250 180 80 1,095 North Cornwall 1,370 330 295 145 2,160 1,425 415 290 165 2,320 North Devon 780 225 160 65 1,240 855 245 145 70 1,325 North Dorset 495 195 165 55 920 475 185 160 60 890 North Swindon 1,150 570 700 245 2,705 1,075 525 635 265 2,540 North Wiltshire 755 385 335 165 1,665 710 370 310 180 1,595 Northavon 600 260 240 75 1,185 555 255 210 80 1,115 Plymouth, Devonport 1,245 505 570 275 2,690 1,065 555 495 275 2,495 Plymouth, Sutton 1,320 620 675 330 3,110 1,120 615 590 345 2,830 Poole 755 325 310 100 1,495 775 325 295 115 1,525 Salisbury 720 330 270 115 1,445 635 315 255 125 1,340 Somerton and Frome 575 265 205 60 1,115 565 275 200 75 1,130 South Dorset 905 285 240 110 1,550 970 315 240 115 1,655 South East Cornwall 850 325 225 90 1,505 845 335 215 95 1,505 South Swindon 1,250 675 790 330 3,105 1,150 605 705 350 2,870 South West Devon 520 215 195 60 1,005 440 180 170 60 870 St Ives 995 295 275 145 1,740 1,075 330 280 150 1,870 Stroud 810 450 380 150 1,810 770 410 380 160 1,740 Taunton 720 340 365 90 1,535 730 345 355 110 1,555 Teignbridge 825 320 225 115 1,515 785 320 215 120 1,465 Tewkesbury 690 345 350 155 1,580 625 305 340 150 1,460 Tiverton and Honiton 660 270 215 110 1,270 635 290 195 115 1,250 Torbay 1,325 565 515 265 2,700 1,245 600 520 275 2,680 Torridge and West Devon 825 305 275 180 1,610 800 340 265 185 1,625 Totnes 775 290 215 120 1,415 770 305 210 140 1,445 Truro and St Austell 1,065 315 300 120 1,835 1,090 370 255 135 1,885 Wansdyke 560 240 205 80 1,105 530 250 185 85 1,070 Wells 720 300 245 100 1,375 730 330 245 110 1,425 West Dorset 445 170 125 35 785 470 195 130 45 850 Westbury 880 435 445 210 1,985 810 420 425 220 1,890 Weston-Super-Mare 970 465 445 195 2,105 1,000 490 430 220 2,165 Woodspring 580 200 155 40 985 535 220 140 55 960 Yeovil 695 315 235 45 1,295 705 335 225 50 1,315 Total 44,645 19,380 18,255 8,075 91,360 43,030 19,795 17,190 8,610 89,680 1 Data on duration of claim is only available for computerised claims, which account for 99.7 per cent. of all claims. Note: Data rounded to nearest five. Source: Jobcentre Plus Administrative System
Percentage September 2009 October 2009 Duration of claim: Up to 13 weeks Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks Up to 13 weeks Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks Bath 53 19 20 6 51 22 19 7 Bournemouth East 47 22 24 6 48 23 22 7 Bournemouth West 47 22 24 6 48 21 24 6 Bridgwater 52 21 20 6 54 21 19 6 Bristol East 44 23 24 8 44 22 24 9 Bristol North West 43 23 25 8 45 21 25 9 Bristol South 44 23 26 7 44 23 24 8 Bristol West 51 20 20 8 50 21 20 8 Cheltenham 39 21 26 12 38 20 26 13 Christchurch 51 21 21 6 49 23 21 7 Cotswold 45 24 22 8 46 21 23 8 Devizes 47 22 22 7 46 22 22 8 East Devon 53 21 20 5 54 20 19 6 Exeter 51 21 20 8 52 20 19 8 Falmouth and Camborne 52 20 19 8 53 20 18 8 Forest of Dean 42 22 26 9 42 21 25 11 Gloucester 41 22 26 11 41 22 25 12 Kingswood 48 23 22 6 50 23 21 6 Mid Dorset and North Poole 52 23 20 5 51 23 20 6 North Cornwall 53 21 20 6 56 19 17 7 North Devon 57 21 17 5 58 20 16 6 North Dorset 53 23 20 4 52 22 20 6 North Swindon 40 26 26 7 42 23 27 7 North Wiltshire 46 24 23 6 45 23 22 8 Northavon 51 23 21 4 52 22 21 5 Plymouth, Devonport 46 20 23 7 47 19 22 8 Plymouth, Sutton 45 19 24 8 43 20 24 9 Poole 49 25 21 5 50 23 21 6 Salisbury 51 22 21 6 49 23 20 7 Somerton and Frome 52 21 21 5 53 20 21 5 South Dorset 51 21 20 7 54 20 20 7 South East Cornwall 55 21 18 6 55 21 18 6 South Swindon 40 24 26 8 40 22 27 9 South West Devon 52 23 18 6 53 21 19 6 St Ives 48 21 20 9 53 19 18 9 Stroud 46 24 22 7 45 26 22 7 Taunton 48 24 23 4 47 25 23 5 Teignbridge 54 22 17 6 52 23 18 7 Tewkesbury 44 22 23 9 44 22 23 9 Tiverton and Honiton 53 20 19 7 53 20 19 8 Torbay 48 21 21 9 49 20 20 10 Torridge and West Devon 45 21 24 9 47 19 22 10 Totnes 52 19 21 7 54 19 18 9 Truro and St Austell 53 20 18 7 53 20 19 7 Wansdyke 51 22 21 5 51 21 21 6 Wells 51 21 22 5 51 21 20 6 West Dorset 55 22 17 5 58 21 16 5 Westbury 45 22 23 9 45 22 23 10 Weston-Super-Mare 45 22 25 7 46 23 23 8 Woodspring 55 22 19 3 57 22 17 4 Yeovil 56 21 21 2 56 23 18 3
November 2009 December 2009 Duration of claim: Up to 13 weeks Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks Up to 13 weeks Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks Bath 50 23 17 8 50 23 17 8 Bournemouth East 48 22 21 8 47 23 20 10 Bournemouth West 49 20 22 8 47 22 21 9 Bridgwater 55 21 17 7 55 21 17 7 Bristol East 44 22 24 10 43 23 23 11 Bristol North West 44 21 23 11 43 23 22 11 Bristol South 44 24 23 9 43 25 23 10 Bristol West 49 22 18 9 46 24 19 10 Cheltenham 38 21 24 15 38 20 23 16 Christchurch 51 23 19 7 50 23 18 8 Cotswold 47 22 22 8 44 25 21 9 Devizes 47 21 20 9 45 24 19 10 East Devon 57 20 16 7 56 22 15 7 Exeter 55 20 16 9 52 22 17 9 Falmouth and Camborne 53 20 17 9 52 22 16 9 Forest of Dean 42 22 22 13 43 21 20 15 Gloucester 41 22 23 13 41 21 23 14 Kingswood 46 24 22 8 44 25 21 10 Mid Dorset and North Poole 55 21 18 6 52 23 17 7 North Cornwall 63 15 14 7 61 18 13 7 North Devon 63 18 13 5 65 19 11 6 North Dorset 54 21 18 6 54 21 18 7 North Swindon 42 21 26 9 42 21 25 10 North Wiltshire 46 23 20 10 45 23 19 12 Northavon 51 22 20 7 50 23 19 8 Plymouth, Devonport 46 19 21 10 43 22 20 11 Plymouth, Sutton 42 20 22 11 40 22 21 12 Poole 51 22 21 7 51 21 20 8 Salisbury 50 23 19 8 48 24 19 9 Somerton and Frome 52 24 18 6 50 25 18 7 South Dorset 58 18 15 7 59 19 15 7 South East Cornwall 57 22 15 6 56 22 14 6 South Swindon 40 22 25 11 40 21 25 12 South West Devon 52 21 20 6 51 21 20 7 St Ives 57 17 16 8 58 18 15 8 Stroud 45 25 21 8 44 24 22 9 Taunton 47 22 24 6 47 22 23 7 Teignbridge 54 21 15 8 54 22 15 8 Tewkesbury 44 22 22 10 43 21 24 10 Tiverton and Honiton 52 21 17 9 51 23 16 10 Torbay 49 21 19 10 46 23 19 10 Torridge and West Devon 51 19 17 11 49 21 17 12 Totnes 55 21 15 9 53 21 15 10 Truro and St Austell 58 17 16 7 58 20 14 7 Wansdyke 51 22 19 8 50 24 17 8 Wells 52 22 18 8 51 23 17 8 West Dorset 57 22 16 5 56 23 16 6 Westbury 44 22 22 11 43 22 23 12 Weston-Super-Mare 46 22 21 9 46 23 20 10 Woodspring 59 20 16 4 56 23 15 6 Yeovil 54 25 18 3 54 25 17 4 1 Data on duration of claim is only available for computerised claims, which account for 99.7 per cent. of all claims. Note: Data rounded to nearest five. Source: Jobcentre Plus Administrative System