Jobcentre Plus: Lancashire

Rosie Cooper
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many job vacancies were available through the job centres in West Lancashire constituency in the financial year ending March (a) 1997 and (b) 2007.

Mr. Jim Murphy
The available information is in the following table.

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|Financial year                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |Number of vacancies|
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|2006-07                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |8,690              |
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|Notes:1. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.2. Information is only available at constituency level from April 2004.3. Figures are not fully comparable over time and may not indicate developments in the labour market.Source:DWP Information Directorate Jobcentre Plus Labour Market System.|                   |
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