House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 8 Mar 2001 (pt 17)

TREASURY

Unemployment (London)

Ms Harman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the percentage was of the workforce in (a) London and (b) each London borough which was unemployed (i) in 1996 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available; [152199]

(a)

(b)

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from John Pullinger to Ms Harriet Harman, dated 8 March 2001:

The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent questions about the percentage of the workforce that is unemployed in London and unemployment figures for London and London Boroughs. (152199, 152201). I am replying in his absence.

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The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the main source of labour market data on individuals used by National Statistics. The tables below show the International Labour Organisation (ILO) unemployment rates and the number of people unemployed in Greater London and by Borough. Both tables show the averages of December 1995 to November 1996-to represent 1996-and December 1999 to November 2000-to provide the latest available annual average.

The measure of unemployment derived from the LFS is defined on a consistent and internationally recognised basis set out by the ILO. It counts as unemployed people who are (a) without a paid job, (b) available to start work within the next two weeks and (c) have either looked for work in the last four weeks or are waiting to start a job already obtained.

Table 1: ILO unemployment rates for people in Greater London by Borough

		Percentage⁽²³⁾
	Average December 1995 to November 1996	Average December 1999 to November 2000
Greater London	11.3	7.2
Barking and Dagenham	11.7	⁽²⁴⁾--
Barnet	10.0	6.3
Bexley	8.7	⁽²⁴⁾--
Brent	12.3	11.4
Bromley	6.5	4.5
Camden	11.9	8.1
Croydon	9.7	5.2
Ealing	11.0	7.7
Enfield	8.1	6.4
Greenwich	13.9	9.6
Hackney	22.1	15.2
Hammersmith and Fulham	11.6	⁽²⁴⁾--
Haringey	13.4	10.9
Harrow	8.0	5.3
Havering	8.0	⁽²⁴⁾--
Hillingdon	5.6	4.5
Hounslow	12.3	⁽²⁴⁾--
Islington	14.7	⁽²⁴⁾--
Kensington and Chelsea	9.9	9.8
Kingston upon Thames	⁽²⁴⁾--	⁽²⁴⁾--
Lambeth	18.3	8.7
Lewisham	15.5	5.5
Merton	⁽²⁴⁾--	⁽²⁴⁾--
Newham	20.2	16.4
Redbridge	8.7	7.3
Richmond upon Thames	⁽²⁴⁾--	⁽²⁴⁾--
Southwark	22.6	12.9
Sutton	6.3	⁽²⁴⁾--
Tower Hamlets	19.3	12.3
Waltham Forest	11.8	7.3
Wandsworth	9.7	4.6
Westminster	13.9	7.6

⁽²³⁾ Not seasonally adjusted

⁽²⁴⁾ Figure too small for reliable estimate

Source:

ONS Labour Force Survey

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Table 2: Number of ILO unemployed in Greater London by borough Thousands⁽²⁵⁾

Average December 1995 to November 1996 Average December 1999 to November 2000

All unemployed Unemployed for more than 2 years All unemployed Unemployed for more than 2 years

Greater London 403 106 262 40

Barking and Dagenham 9 ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾--

Barnet 16 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 11 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Bexley 10 ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾--

Brent 15 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 15 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Bromley 10 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 7 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Camden 12 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 7 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Croydon 17 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 9 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Ealing 16 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 11 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Enfield 11 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 9 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Greenwich 14 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 10 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Hackney 17 7 13 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Hammersmith and Fulham 10 ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾--

Haringey 13 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 12 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Harrow 9 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 6 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Havering 10 ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾--

Hillingdon 7 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 6 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Hounslow 12 ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾--

Islington 13 ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾--

Kensington and Chelsea 8 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 8 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Kingston upon Thames ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾--

Lambeth 28 7 12 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Lewisham 20 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 7 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Merton ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾--

Newham 19 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 15 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Redbridge 10 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 8 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Richmond upon Thames ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾--

Southwark 23 8 15 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Sutton 6 ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾-- ⁽²⁶⁾--

Tower Hamlets 14 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 10 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Waltham Forest 13 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 9 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Wandsworth 14 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 7 ⁽²⁶⁾--

Westminster 14 ⁽²⁶⁾-- 9 ⁽²⁶⁾--

	Average December 1995 to November 1996	Average December 1999 to November 2000
	All unemployed	Unemployed for more than 2 years	All unemployed	Unemployed for more than 2 years
Greater London	403	106	262	40
Barking and Dagenham	9	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--
Barnet	16	⁽²⁶⁾--	11	⁽²⁶⁾--
Bexley	10	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--
Brent	15	⁽²⁶⁾--	15	⁽²⁶⁾--
Bromley	10	⁽²⁶⁾--	7	⁽²⁶⁾--
Camden	12	⁽²⁶⁾--	7	⁽²⁶⁾--
Croydon	17	⁽²⁶⁾--	9	⁽²⁶⁾--
Ealing	16	⁽²⁶⁾--	11	⁽²⁶⁾--
Enfield	11	⁽²⁶⁾--	9	⁽²⁶⁾--
Greenwich	14	⁽²⁶⁾--	10	⁽²⁶⁾--
Hackney	17	7	13	⁽²⁶⁾--
Hammersmith and Fulham	10	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--
Haringey	13	⁽²⁶⁾--	12	⁽²⁶⁾--
Harrow	9	⁽²⁶⁾--	6	⁽²⁶⁾--
Havering	10	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--
Hillingdon	7	⁽²⁶⁾--	6	⁽²⁶⁾--
Hounslow	12	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--
Islington	13	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--
Kensington and Chelsea	8	⁽²⁶⁾--	8	⁽²⁶⁾--
Kingston upon Thames	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--
Lambeth	28	7	12	⁽²⁶⁾--
Lewisham	20	⁽²⁶⁾--	7	⁽²⁶⁾--
Merton	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--
Newham	19	⁽²⁶⁾--	15	⁽²⁶⁾--
Redbridge	10	⁽²⁶⁾--	8	⁽²⁶⁾--
Richmond upon Thames	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--
Southwark	23	8	15	⁽²⁶⁾--
Sutton	6	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--	⁽²⁶⁾--
Tower Hamlets	14	⁽²⁶⁾--	10	⁽²⁶⁾--
Waltham Forest	13	⁽²⁶⁾--	9	⁽²⁶⁾--
Wandsworth	14	⁽²⁶⁾--	7	⁽²⁶⁾--
Westminster	14	⁽²⁶⁾--	9	⁽²⁶⁾--

⁽²⁵⁾ Not seasonally adjusted

⁽²⁶⁾ Figure too small for reliable estimate

Source:

ONS Labour Force Survey

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Pay (London)

Ms Harman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average pay was in London (a) in 1996 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available. [152203]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell to Ms Harriet Harman, dated 8 March 2001:

The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question on average pay in London (152203). I am replying in his absence.

The NES shows that in London, the average weekly pay was £455.5 in 1996 and £529.8 in 2000, the latest date for which figures are available. The figures provided are for full-time employees on adult rates of pay, whose pay for the survey period was not affected by absence.

The New Earnings Survey (NES), carried out in April of each year, is the most comprehensive source of earnings information in Great Britain. However, it underestimates the number of low pay jobs since it does not provide a comprehensive picture of the lower end of the earnings distribution.

Jobs (London)

Ms Harman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many jobs there were (a) in 1996 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available in (i) London and (ii) each London borough. [152193]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

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Letter from Len Cook to Ms Harriet Harman, dated 8 March 2001:

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the number of jobs in the economy in London and each London borough in 1996 and at the latest date for which figures are available.

The Annual Employment Survey (AES) gives an estimate of the number of employee jobs in September of each year. Estimates for 1996 and 1998 (the latest year for which comparable figures are available) may be obtained from the NOMIS database in the House of Commons Library.

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