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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:





Table 1: Unemployment in London boroughs
March to February, thousand and percentage

1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
LevelsRates (%)LevelsRates (%)LevelsRates (%)LevelsRate (%)
Greater London39411.13269.12837.92697.3
Barking and Dagenham1012.979.6710.2(2)(2)
Barnet138.0116.6105.4105.6
Bexley118.965.487.087.3
Brent1613.11612.61511.2107.5
Bromley95.874.585.563.8
Camden1212.4(2)(2)77.966.5
City of London(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)
Croydon148.0116.1105.8126.8
Ealing1510.4149.596.4117.7
Enfield118.374.9107.2107.5
Greenwich1616.21313.41110.687.4
Hackney1823.11821.51214.81313.8
Hammersmith and Fulham78.689.1(2)(2)78.5
Haringey1413.61413.61212.2119.8
Harrow76.965.765.376.0
Havering76.665.2(2)(2)(2)(2)
Hillingdon85.975.1(2)(2)85.4
Hounslow1313.076.7(2)(2)(2)(2)
Islington1417.01214.01012.01111.8
Kensington and Chelsea810.2(2)(2)910.2910.3
Kingston upon Thames(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)
Lambeth3019.32114.8117.6139.1
Lewisham2116.31411.6108.31310.7
Merton66.766.677.1(2)(2)
Newham1717.91515.31716.71414.3
Redbridge97.71210.5108.665.0
Richmond upon Thames(2)(2)66.5(2)(2)(2)(2)
Southwark2321.71916.81513.41512.2
Sutton66.5(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)(2)
Tower Hamlets1115.81319.7913.889.4
Waltham Forest1211.11110.699.387.7
Wandsworth1610.6107.275.074.8
Westminster1010.5109.71110.987.0

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2000–012001–02
LevelsRates (%)LevelsRates (%)
Greater London2546.92486.6
Barking and Dagenham45.946.4
Barnet115.994.9
Bexley(2)(2)(2)(2)
Brent119.2129.4
Bromley63.763.9
Camden66.498.2
City of London(2)(2)(2)(2)
Croydon105.3105.7
Ealing117.3106.3
Enfield75.586.4
Greenwich119.887.4
Hackney1416.41112.2
Hammersmith and Fulham(2)(2)66.4
Haringey1312.71110.4
Harrow65.0(2)(2)
Havering(2)(2)(2)(2)
Hillingdon(2)(2)64.1
Hounslow(2)(2)65.6
Islington89.489.3
Kensington and Chelsea87.576.1
Kingston upon Thames44.444.8
Lambeth149.6107.0
Lewisham96.91210.3
Merton66.1(2)(2)
Newham1213.51111.7
Redbridge87.486.8
Richmond upon Thames(2)(2)(2)(2)
Southwark1312.11210.7
Sutton(2)(2)55.1
Tower Hamlets911.8912.3
Waltham Forest65.776.9
Wandsworth95.7106.3
Westminster108.686.1

(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 boroughs—not seasonally adjusted

1998 1999 2000 2001
Annual averageLevels% of Pop(4)Levels% of Pop(4)Levels% of Pop(4)Levels% of Pop(4)
Greater London224,3035.0(4)4.4173,4453.8153,6663.2
Barking and Dagenham3,7914.03,4853.63,1563.22,8732.9
Barnet6,4073.45,7253.04,8222.54,5942.3
Bexley4,0733.13,4552.62,8592.12,4531.8
Brent10,3526.29,0155.47,6144.46,7983.7
Bromley4,8282.74,1562.33,5792.03,2231.8
Camden8,2816.67,6306.06,4444.85,5423.8
City of London982.2911.9811.6821.4
Croydon8,2474.07,4833.66,4733.15,9722.8
Baling7,6794.06,9273.55,8012.95,2622.5
Enfield7,5424.57,0214.26,1373.65,4883.1
Greenwich8,6816.77,7856.06,6365.05,8734.2
Hackney12,99510.711,2889.09,3677.27,7175.6
Hammersmith and Fulham6,2855.95,4804.94,6884.14,2253.5
Haringey12,2288.711,0827.79,5716.67,6135.0
Harrow3,5802.83,3182.62,7712.12,3951.8
Havering3,4142.53,3132.42,8192.12,3081.7
Hillingdon3,5302.33,0582.02,5131.62,3691.5
Hounslow4,1573.03,4112.52,5551.82,1691.5
Islington9,9258.48,9447.57,4406.26,4095.1
Kensington and Chelsea4,3774.63,8053.93,2903.22,8272.5
Kingston-upon-Thames1,9042.11,6411.71,3591.41,1801.2
Lambeth13,7907.812,4566.911,2306.110,2395.3
Lewisham11,0527.09,8826.18,5575.27,9014.6
Merton3,6043.13,1832.72,5222.12,3601.9
Newham10,8857.79,9586.98,7155.87,3674.6
Redbridge5,3773.64,8813.34,3362.93,7252.4
Richmond-upon-Thames2,2642.12,0361.81,5721.41,4321.2
Southwark11,6807.610,7116.89,7796.08,7925.1
Sutton2,3822.22,1281.91,6531.51,5001.3
Tower Hamlets9,4117.99,0497.38,6166.87,9495.9
Waltham Forest7,6925.57,0395.06,0914.35,489 .3.8
Wandsworth7,8624.46,4943.65,5103.05,1822.7
Westminster, City of5,9305.15,7394.84,8893.94,3583.2

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20022003(3)
Annual averageLevels% of Pop(4)Levels% of Pop(4)
Greater London164,3503.4170,5323.5
Barking and Dagenham2,9833.03,3283.3
Barnet5,2902.65,7692.8
Bexley2,6292.02,8662.2
Brent7,9594.48,2344.5
Bromley3,5972.03,8422.1
Camden5,9564.15,9094.1
City of London931.71001.8
Croydon6,3343.06,4973.0
Baling6,1373.06,2223.0
Enfield5,4413.15,8473.3
Greenwich5,9554.35,9344.3
Hackney7,6825.68,1235.9
Hammersmith and Fulham4,4813.74,6953.8
Haringey7,6035.07,7225.1
Harrow2,8412.13,0252.3
Havering2,3311.72,5461.9
Hillingdon2,9611.93,5302.3
Hounslow2,9082.03,2982.3
Islington6,3435.06,3985.1
Kensington and Chelsea2,9572.63,0962.7
Kingston-upon-Thames1,5481.61,7111.7
Lambeth10,7075.510,8355.6
Lewisham8,0564.78,0794.7
Merton2,7492.23,0352.4
Newham7,6104.77,6554.8
Redbridge4,0472.64,1062.7
Richmond-upon-Thames1,8031.62,0131.7
Southwark9,3635.59,6895.6
Sutton1,8001.61,9751.7
Tower Hamlets8,1366.08,3356.2
Waltham Forest5,8574.06,0354.1
Wandsworth5,6862.95,6922.9
Westminster, City of4,5073.34,3913.2

(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 adjusted—Computerised claims only

Levels
Annual average199819992000200120022003(5)
Greater London72,59361,88147,95736,32732,19332,848
Barking and Dagenham833864806628467507
Barnet1,9631,5851,081886923986
Bexley1,208856611443356374
Brent3,6402,8422,2331,6041,7882,046
Bromley1,3831,120912714615558
Camden3,0162,7271,9621,4861,3731,342
City of London272826242228
Croydon2,9452,2491,8501,4791,3521,111
Baling2,2711,7721,235891925982
Enfield2,6422,2861,7381,329984885
Greenwich3,2182,5391,9301,4351,1721,027
Hackney4,4833,8882,4621,7531,3391,491
Hammersmith and Fulham2,4661,9401,4921,067940996
Haringey4,7084,1853,0481,8071,6701,864
Harrow988864657455414464
Havering670801704481318307
Hillingdon897658433255259400
Hounslow917610309152196247
Islington3,9713,4492,4471,9541,5121,355
Kensington and Chelsea1,6821,3551,044761667701
Kingston-upon-Thames474369253171193292
Lambeth4,7973,9053,5252,8642,5482,361
Lewisham4,3223,5322,7032,2611,9101,703
Merton1,055779506403401474
Newham2,6572,8142,2921,6111,3541,366
Redbridge1,2601,1681,085886581534
Richmond-upon-Thames637522346207207292
Southwark3,9853,5153,0342,4142,3632,692
Sutton613465328241284377
Tower Hamlets2,3882,5322,3262,0411,8091,935
Waltham Forest1,9701,9121,6621,2561,1081,144
Wandsworth2,5031,8211,3901,1731,1341,103
Westminster, City of2,0041,9291,5271,1951,009904

(5) Average of 10 months.

Source:

Jobcentre Plus Administrative system.


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Table 4: JSA Claimants for the age group 18–24 years old in the London boroughs not seasonally adjusted—Computerised claims only

Levels
Annual average199819992000200120022003(6)
Greater London46,70638,56733,20730,44435,43239,206
Barking and Dagenham997840796725794928
Barnet1,1739778428411,0571,253
Bexley935745617538604691
Brent2,1201,6911,3941,2171,6191,726
Bromley924710621611702786
Camden1,4241,2231,0249031,0721,163
City of London292117182424
Croydon1,6651,4521,2441,2151,3691,527
Eating1,5941,3881,1331,0151,2651,344
Enfield1,5891,3311,2091,0661,2301,516
Greenwich2,1691,7801,5101,4021,5131,601
Hackney2,8612,2611,8461,5581,7411,900
Hammersmith and Fulham1,050855760697816936
Haringey2,4301,9931,7421,5481,7221,819
Harrow707624509457583668
Havering854731610524559647
Hillingdon791661561569731922
Hounslow977765606511685840
Islington1,9131,6001,2961,1331,2411,406
Kensington and Chelsea642534477427502538
Kingston-upon-Thames331281222189245301
Lambeth2,5352,1411,9461,8122,0842,248
Lewisham2,2821,9931,7411,7381,9072,048
Merton712595484486572670
Newham2,8852,3112,0141,7701,9792,225
Redbridge1,2641,0358807849771,041
Richmond-upon-Thames319268217194241292
Southwark2,4782,0511,8851,7792,0812,204
Sutton459385289270336406
Tower Hamlets2,3931,9581,8251,7231,9342,030
Waltham Forest1,7701,4121,1731,1281,3321,460
Wandsworth1,4281,0739519241,1131,182
Westminster, City of1,006882766672802864

(6) Average of 10 months.

Source:

Jobcentre Plus Administrative system.


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