Table 1 shows the number of apprenticeship starts in Essex local authority, Southend-on-Sea local authority, Thurrock local authority and Castle Point parliamentary constituency from academic year 2003-04 onwards, the earliest year for which comparable data are available. Essex is made up of Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock local authorities.
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Essex local authority 4,300 4,100 3,900 4,200 5,000 5,200 Southend-on-Sea local authority 500 500 400 400 500 500 Thurrock local authority 400 400 300 400 500 600 Castle Point Parliamentary Constituency 300 290 290 270 340 400 Notes: 1. Figures for Castle Point Parliamentary Constituency are rounded to the nearest 10. Local Authority figures are rounded to the nearest100. 2. Figures are based upon home postcode of the learner. 3. Figures include apprenticeships, advanced apprenticeships and higher level apprenticeships. 4. Essex is made up of Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock Local Authorities. Source: Individualised Learner Record
Information on the number of apprenticeship starts by parliamentary constituency, local authority, Government Office Region and for England is published in a quarterly statistical first release (SFR). The latest SFR was published on 17 December, and re-issued on 21 January to include provisional national estimates of the number of apprenticeship starts and achievements in the first quarter of 2009-10:
http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/statistics/sfrdec09