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Redundant Workers
Simon Hughes:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many redundant workers, found employment three months after their Labour Force Survey interview in each of the last six years in London, broken down by age group. [144171]
Ruth Kelly
[holding answer 15 December 2003]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Simon Hughes, dated 16 December 2003:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about unemployment in London boroughs. (143995)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics of unemployment from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) following the internationally standard International Labour Organisation definition.
Table 1 gives estimates of unemployment levels and rates for each London borough for the twelve month period ending February of each year from 1997 to 2002. These estimates are from the LFS annual local area databases. As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to sampling error. The LFS sample size is too small to give reliable estimates of youth unemployment and long term unemployment in nearly all of London boroughs.
ONS also compiles statistics of those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for local areas. Table 2 gives, for each year since 1998, the average number and proportion of the working age population claiming JSA benefits. The number of these claiming for over 12 months and the numbers for those aged 1824 years old are given in Tables 3 and 4. The data are not seasonally adjusted.
Table 1: Unemployment in London boroughs
March to February, thousand and percentage
| 199697 | 199798 | 199899 | 19992000
|
| Levels | Rates (%) | Levels | Rates (%) | Levels | Rates (%) | Levels | Rate (%)
|
Greater London | 394 | 11.1 | 326 | 9.1 | 283 | 7.9 | 269 | 7.3
|
| | | | | | | |
|
Barking and Dagenham | 10 | 12.9 | 7 | 9.6 | 7 | 10.2 | (2) | (2)
|
Barnet | 13 | 8.0 | 11 | 6.6 | 10 | 5.4 | 10 | 5.6
|
Bexley | 11 | 8.9 | 6 | 5.4 | 8 | 7.0 | 8 | 7.3
|
Brent | 16 | 13.1 | 16 | 12.6 | 15 | 11.2 | 10 | 7.5
|
Bromley | 9 | 5.8 | 7 | 4.5 | 8 | 5.5 | 6 | 3.8
|
Camden | 12 | 12.4 | (2) | (2) | 7 | 7.9 | 6 | 6.5
|
City of London | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)
|
Croydon | 14 | 8.0 | 11 | 6.1 | 10 | 5.8 | 12 | 6.8
|
Ealing | 15 | 10.4 | 14 | 9.5 | 9 | 6.4 | 11 | 7.7
|
Enfield | 11 | 8.3 | 7 | 4.9 | 10 | 7.2 | 10 | 7.5
|
Greenwich | 16 | 16.2 | 13 | 13.4 | 11 | 10.6 | 8 | 7.4
|
Hackney | 18 | 23.1 | 18 | 21.5 | 12 | 14.8 | 13 | 13.8
|
Hammersmith and Fulham | 7 | 8.6 | 8 | 9.1 | (2) | (2) | 7 | 8.5
|
Haringey | 14 | 13.6 | 14 | 13.6 | 12 | 12.2 | 11 | 9.8
|
Harrow | 7 | 6.9 | 6 | 5.7 | 6 | 5.3 | 7 | 6.0
|
Havering | 7 | 6.6 | 6 | 5.2 | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)
|
Hillingdon | 8 | 5.9 | 7 | 5.1 | (2) | (2) | 8 | 5.4
|
Hounslow | 13 | 13.0 | 7 | 6.7 | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)
|
Islington | 14 | 17.0 | 12 | 14.0 | 10 | 12.0 | 11 | 11.8
|
Kensington and Chelsea | 8 | 10.2 | (2) | (2) | 9 | 10.2 | 9 | 10.3
|
Kingston upon Thames | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)
|
Lambeth | 30 | 19.3 | 21 | 14.8 | 11 | 7.6 | 13 | 9.1
|
Lewisham | 21 | 16.3 | 14 | 11.6 | 10 | 8.3 | 13 | 10.7
|
Merton | 6 | 6.7 | 6 | 6.6 | 7 | 7.1 | (2) | (2)
|
Newham | 17 | 17.9 | 15 | 15.3 | 17 | 16.7 | 14 | 14.3
|
Redbridge | 9 | 7.7 | 12 | 10.5 | 10 | 8.6 | 6 | 5.0
|
Richmond upon Thames | (2) | (2) | 6 | 6.5 | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)
|
Southwark | 23 | 21.7 | 19 | 16.8 | 15 | 13.4 | 15 | 12.2
|
Sutton | 6 | 6.5 | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)
|
Tower Hamlets | 11 | 15.8 | 13 | 19.7 | 9 | 13.8 | 8 | 9.4
|
Waltham Forest | 12 | 11.1 | 11 | 10.6 | 9 | 9.3 | 8 | 7.7
|
Wandsworth | 16 | 10.6 | 10 | 7.2 | 7 | 5.0 | 7 | 4.8
|
Westminster | 10 | 10.5 | 10 | 9.7 | 11 | 10.9 | 8 | 7.0
|
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| | 200001 | | 200102
|
| Levels | Rates (%) | Levels | Rates (%)
|
Greater London | 254 | 6.9 | 248 | 6.6
|
| | | |
|
Barking and Dagenham | 4 | 5.9 | 4 | 6.4
|
Barnet | 11 | 5.9 | 9 | 4.9
|
Bexley | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)
|
Brent | 11 | 9.2 | 12 | 9.4
|
Bromley | 6 | 3.7 | 6 | 3.9
|
Camden | 6 | 6.4 | 9 | 8.2
|
City of London | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)
|
Croydon | 10 | 5.3 | 10 | 5.7
|
Ealing | 11 | 7.3 | 10 | 6.3
|
Enfield | 7 | 5.5 | 8 | 6.4
|
Greenwich | 11 | 9.8 | 8 | 7.4
|
Hackney | 14 | 16.4 | 11 | 12.2
|
Hammersmith and Fulham | (2) | (2) | 6 | 6.4
|
Haringey | 13 | 12.7 | 11 | 10.4
|
Harrow | 6 | 5.0 | (2) | (2)
|
Havering | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)
|
Hillingdon | (2) | (2) | 6 | 4.1
|
Hounslow | (2) | (2) | 6 | 5.6
|
Islington | 8 | 9.4 | 8 | 9.3
|
Kensington and Chelsea | 8 | 7.5 | 7 | 6.1
|
Kingston upon Thames | 4 | 4.4 | 4 | 4.8
|
Lambeth | 14 | 9.6 | 10 | 7.0
|
Lewisham | 9 | 6.9 | 12 | 10.3
|
Merton | 6 | 6.1 | (2) | (2)
|
Newham | 12 | 13.5 | 11 | 11.7
|
Redbridge | 8 | 7.4 | 8 | 6.8
|
Richmond upon Thames | (2) | (2) | (2) | (2)
|
Southwark | 13 | 12.1 | 12 | 10.7
|
Sutton | (2) | (2) | 5 | 5.1
|
Tower Hamlets | 9 | 11.8 | 9 | 12.3
|
Waltham Forest | 6 | 5.7 | 7 | 6.9
|
Wandsworth | 9 | 5.7 | 10 | 6.3
|
Westminster | 10 | 8.6 | 8 | 6.1
|
(1) Unemployed as a percentage of the economically active population.
(2) Sample size too small for reliable estimate.
Note:
These Labour Force Survey estimates have not been interim-adjusted to reflect the 2001 Census results.
Source:
ONS Annual Local Area Labour Force Survey.
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Table 2: JSA Claimants in the London boroughsnot seasonally adjusted
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001
|
Annual average | Levels | % of Pop(4) | Levels | % of Pop(4) | Levels | % of Pop(4) | Levels | % of Pop(4)
|
Greater London | 224,303 | 5.0 | (4) | 4.4 | 173,445 | 3.8 | 153,666 | 3.2
|
| | | | | | | |
|
Barking and Dagenham | 3,791 | 4.0 | 3,485 | 3.6 | 3,156 | 3.2 | 2,873 | 2.9
|
Barnet | 6,407 | 3.4 | 5,725 | 3.0 | 4,822 | 2.5 | 4,594 | 2.3
|
Bexley | 4,073 | 3.1 | 3,455 | 2.6 | 2,859 | 2.1 | 2,453 | 1.8
|
Brent | 10,352 | 6.2 | 9,015 | 5.4 | 7,614 | 4.4 | 6,798 | 3.7
|
Bromley | 4,828 | 2.7 | 4,156 | 2.3 | 3,579 | 2.0 | 3,223 | 1.8
|
Camden | 8,281 | 6.6 | 7,630 | 6.0 | 6,444 | 4.8 | 5,542 | 3.8
|
City of London | 98 | 2.2 | 91 | 1.9 | 81 | 1.6 | 82 | 1.4
|
Croydon | 8,247 | 4.0 | 7,483 | 3.6 | 6,473 | 3.1 | 5,972 | 2.8
|
Baling | 7,679 | 4.0 | 6,927 | 3.5 | 5,801 | 2.9 | 5,262 | 2.5
|
Enfield | 7,542 | 4.5 | 7,021 | 4.2 | 6,137 | 3.6 | 5,488 | 3.1
|
Greenwich | 8,681 | 6.7 | 7,785 | 6.0 | 6,636 | 5.0 | 5,873 | 4.2
|
Hackney | 12,995 | 10.7 | 11,288 | 9.0 | 9,367 | 7.2 | 7,717 | 5.6
|
Hammersmith and Fulham | 6,285 | 5.9 | 5,480 | 4.9 | 4,688 | 4.1 | 4,225 | 3.5
|
Haringey | 12,228 | 8.7 | 11,082 | 7.7 | 9,571 | 6.6 | 7,613 | 5.0
|
Harrow | 3,580 | 2.8 | 3,318 | 2.6 | 2,771 | 2.1 | 2,395 | 1.8
|
Havering | 3,414 | 2.5 | 3,313 | 2.4 | 2,819 | 2.1 | 2,308 | 1.7
|
Hillingdon | 3,530 | 2.3 | 3,058 | 2.0 | 2,513 | 1.6 | 2,369 | 1.5
|
Hounslow | 4,157 | 3.0 | 3,411 | 2.5 | 2,555 | 1.8 | 2,169 | 1.5
|
Islington | 9,925 | 8.4 | 8,944 | 7.5 | 7,440 | 6.2 | 6,409 | 5.1
|
Kensington and Chelsea | 4,377 | 4.6 | 3,805 | 3.9 | 3,290 | 3.2 | 2,827 | 2.5
|
Kingston-upon-Thames | 1,904 | 2.1 | 1,641 | 1.7 | 1,359 | 1.4 | 1,180 | 1.2
|
Lambeth | 13,790 | 7.8 | 12,456 | 6.9 | 11,230 | 6.1 | 10,239 | 5.3
|
Lewisham | 11,052 | 7.0 | 9,882 | 6.1 | 8,557 | 5.2 | 7,901 | 4.6
|
Merton | 3,604 | 3.1 | 3,183 | 2.7 | 2,522 | 2.1 | 2,360 | 1.9
|
Newham | 10,885 | 7.7 | 9,958 | 6.9 | 8,715 | 5.8 | 7,367 | 4.6
|
Redbridge | 5,377 | 3.6 | 4,881 | 3.3 | 4,336 | 2.9 | 3,725 | 2.4
|
Richmond-upon-Thames | 2,264 | 2.1 | 2,036 | 1.8 | 1,572 | 1.4 | 1,432 | 1.2
|
Southwark | 11,680 | 7.6 | 10,711 | 6.8 | 9,779 | 6.0 | 8,792 | 5.1
|
Sutton | 2,382 | 2.2 | 2,128 | 1.9 | 1,653 | 1.5 | 1,500 | 1.3
|
Tower Hamlets | 9,411 | 7.9 | 9,049 | 7.3 | 8,616 | 6.8 | 7,949 | 5.9
|
Waltham Forest | 7,692 | 5.5 | 7,039 | 5.0 | 6,091 | 4.3 | 5,489 . | 3.8
|
Wandsworth | 7,862 | 4.4 | 6,494 | 3.6 | 5,510 | 3.0 | 5,182 | 2.7
|
Westminster, City of | 5,930 | 5.1 | 5,739 | 4.8 | 4,889 | 3.9 | 4,358 | 3.2
|
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| | 2002 | | 2003(3)
|
Annual average | Levels | % of Pop(4) | Levels | % of Pop(4)
|
Greater London | 164,350 | 3.4 | 170,532 | 3.5
|
| | | |
|
Barking and Dagenham | 2,983 | 3.0 | 3,328 | 3.3
|
Barnet | 5,290 | 2.6 | 5,769 | 2.8
|
Bexley | 2,629 | 2.0 | 2,866 | 2.2
|
Brent | 7,959 | 4.4 | 8,234 | 4.5
|
Bromley | 3,597 | 2.0 | 3,842 | 2.1
|
Camden | 5,956 | 4.1 | 5,909 | 4.1
|
City of London | 93 | 1.7 | 100 | 1.8
|
Croydon | 6,334 | 3.0 | 6,497 | 3.0
|
Baling | 6,137 | 3.0 | 6,222 | 3.0
|
Enfield | 5,441 | 3.1 | 5,847 | 3.3
|
Greenwich | 5,955 | 4.3 | 5,934 | 4.3
|
Hackney | 7,682 | 5.6 | 8,123 | 5.9
|
Hammersmith and Fulham | 4,481 | 3.7 | 4,695 | 3.8
|
Haringey | 7,603 | 5.0 | 7,722 | 5.1
|
Harrow | 2,841 | 2.1 | 3,025 | 2.3
|
Havering | 2,331 | 1.7 | 2,546 | 1.9
|
Hillingdon | 2,961 | 1.9 | 3,530 | 2.3
|
Hounslow | 2,908 | 2.0 | 3,298 | 2.3
|
Islington | 6,343 | 5.0 | 6,398 | 5.1
|
Kensington and Chelsea | 2,957 | 2.6 | 3,096 | 2.7
|
Kingston-upon-Thames | 1,548 | 1.6 | 1,711 | 1.7
|
Lambeth | 10,707 | 5.5 | 10,835 | 5.6
|
Lewisham | 8,056 | 4.7 | 8,079 | 4.7
|
Merton | 2,749 | 2.2 | 3,035 | 2.4
|
Newham | 7,610 | 4.7 | 7,655 | 4.8
|
Redbridge | 4,047 | 2.6 | 4,106 | 2.7
|
Richmond-upon-Thames | 1,803 | 1.6 | 2,013 | 1.7
|
Southwark | 9,363 | 5.5 | 9,689 | 5.6
|
Sutton | 1,800 | 1.6 | 1,975 | 1.7
|
Tower Hamlets | 8,136 | 6.0 | 8,335 | 6.2
|
Waltham Forest | 5,857 | 4.0 | 6,035 | 4.1
|
Wandsworth | 5,686 | 2.9 | 5,692 | 2.9
|
Westminster, City of | 4,507 | 3.3 | 4,391 | 3.2
|
(3) Average of 10 months.
(4) Claimant count figures as a proportion of the resident working age population.
Source:
Jobcentre Plus Administrative system.
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Table 3: JSA Claimants over 12 months in the London boroughs not seasonally adjustedComputerised claims only
| Levels
|
Annual average | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003(5)
|
Greater London | 72,593 | 61,881 | 47,957 | 36,327 | 32,193 | 32,848
|
Barking and Dagenham | 833 | 864 | 806 | 628 | 467 | 507
|
Barnet | 1,963 | 1,585 | 1,081 | 886 | 923 | 986
|
Bexley | 1,208 | 856 | 611 | 443 | 356 | 374
|
Brent | 3,640 | 2,842 | 2,233 | 1,604 | 1,788 | 2,046
|
Bromley | 1,383 | 1,120 | 912 | 714 | 615 | 558
|
Camden | 3,016 | 2,727 | 1,962 | 1,486 | 1,373 | 1,342
|
City of London | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 28
|
Croydon | 2,945 | 2,249 | 1,850 | 1,479 | 1,352 | 1,111
|
Baling | 2,271 | 1,772 | 1,235 | 891 | 925 | 982
|
Enfield | 2,642 | 2,286 | 1,738 | 1,329 | 984 | 885
|
Greenwich | 3,218 | 2,539 | 1,930 | 1,435 | 1,172 | 1,027
|
Hackney | 4,483 | 3,888 | 2,462 | 1,753 | 1,339 | 1,491
|
Hammersmith and Fulham | 2,466 | 1,940 | 1,492 | 1,067 | 940 | 996
|
Haringey | 4,708 | 4,185 | 3,048 | 1,807 | 1,670 | 1,864
|
Harrow | 988 | 864 | 657 | 455 | 414 | 464
|
Havering | 670 | 801 | 704 | 481 | 318 | 307
|
Hillingdon | 897 | 658 | 433 | 255 | 259 | 400
|
Hounslow | 917 | 610 | 309 | 152 | 196 | 247
|
Islington | 3,971 | 3,449 | 2,447 | 1,954 | 1,512 | 1,355
|
Kensington and Chelsea | 1,682 | 1,355 | 1,044 | 761 | 667 | 701
|
Kingston-upon-Thames | 474 | 369 | 253 | 171 | 193 | 292
|
Lambeth | 4,797 | 3,905 | 3,525 | 2,864 | 2,548 | 2,361
|
Lewisham | 4,322 | 3,532 | 2,703 | 2,261 | 1,910 | 1,703
|
Merton | 1,055 | 779 | 506 | 403 | 401 | 474
|
Newham | 2,657 | 2,814 | 2,292 | 1,611 | 1,354 | 1,366
|
Redbridge | 1,260 | 1,168 | 1,085 | 886 | 581 | 534
|
Richmond-upon-Thames | 637 | 522 | 346 | 207 | 207 | 292
|
Southwark | 3,985 | 3,515 | 3,034 | 2,414 | 2,363 | 2,692
|
Sutton | 613 | 465 | 328 | 241 | 284 | 377
|
Tower Hamlets | 2,388 | 2,532 | 2,326 | 2,041 | 1,809 | 1,935
|
Waltham Forest | 1,970 | 1,912 | 1,662 | 1,256 | 1,108 | 1,144
|
Wandsworth | 2,503 | 1,821 | 1,390 | 1,173 | 1,134 | 1,103
|
Westminster, City of | 2,004 | 1,929 | 1,527 | 1,195 | 1,009 | 904
|
(5) Average of 10 months.
Source:
Jobcentre Plus Administrative system.
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Table 4: JSA Claimants for the age group 1824 years old in the London boroughs not seasonally adjustedComputerised claims only
| Levels
|
Annual average | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003(6)
|
Greater London | 46,706 | 38,567 | 33,207 | 30,444 | 35,432 | 39,206
|
| | | | | |
|
Barking and Dagenham | 997 | 840 | 796 | 725 | 794 | 928
|
Barnet | 1,173 | 977 | 842 | 841 | 1,057 | 1,253
|
Bexley | 935 | 745 | 617 | 538 | 604 | 691
|
Brent | 2,120 | 1,691 | 1,394 | 1,217 | 1,619 | 1,726
|
Bromley | 924 | 710 | 621 | 611 | 702 | 786
|
Camden | 1,424 | 1,223 | 1,024 | 903 | 1,072 | 1,163
|
City of London | 29 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 24
|
Croydon | 1,665 | 1,452 | 1,244 | 1,215 | 1,369 | 1,527
|
Eating | 1,594 | 1,388 | 1,133 | 1,015 | 1,265 | 1,344
|
Enfield | 1,589 | 1,331 | 1,209 | 1,066 | 1,230 | 1,516
|
Greenwich | 2,169 | 1,780 | 1,510 | 1,402 | 1,513 | 1,601
|
Hackney | 2,861 | 2,261 | 1,846 | 1,558 | 1,741 | 1,900
|
Hammersmith and Fulham | 1,050 | 855 | 760 | 697 | 816 | 936
|
Haringey | 2,430 | 1,993 | 1,742 | 1,548 | 1,722 | 1,819
|
Harrow | 707 | 624 | 509 | 457 | 583 | 668
|
Havering | 854 | 731 | 610 | 524 | 559 | 647
|
Hillingdon | 791 | 661 | 561 | 569 | 731 | 922
|
Hounslow | 977 | 765 | 606 | 511 | 685 | 840
|
Islington | 1,913 | 1,600 | 1,296 | 1,133 | 1,241 | 1,406
|
Kensington and Chelsea | 642 | 534 | 477 | 427 | 502 | 538
|
Kingston-upon-Thames | 331 | 281 | 222 | 189 | 245 | 301
|
Lambeth | 2,535 | 2,141 | 1,946 | 1,812 | 2,084 | 2,248
|
Lewisham | 2,282 | 1,993 | 1,741 | 1,738 | 1,907 | 2,048
|
Merton | 712 | 595 | 484 | 486 | 572 | 670
|
Newham | 2,885 | 2,311 | 2,014 | 1,770 | 1,979 | 2,225
|
Redbridge | 1,264 | 1,035 | 880 | 784 | 977 | 1,041
|
Richmond-upon-Thames | 319 | 268 | 217 | 194 | 241 | 292
|
Southwark | 2,478 | 2,051 | 1,885 | 1,779 | 2,081 | 2,204
|
Sutton | 459 | 385 | 289 | 270 | 336 | 406
|
Tower Hamlets | 2,393 | 1,958 | 1,825 | 1,723 | 1,934 | 2,030
|
Waltham Forest | 1,770 | 1,412 | 1,173 | 1,128 | 1,332 | 1,460
|
Wandsworth | 1,428 | 1,073 | 951 | 924 | 1,113 | 1,182
|
Westminster, City of | 1,006 | 882 | 766 | 672 | 802 | 864
|
(6) Average of 10 months.
Source:
Jobcentre Plus Administrative system.
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