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ONS does not publish figures by single year of age below the age of 16 by either local or health authority because of the risk of disclosing individuals information. Figures for girls aged 16, 17 and 18 are not readily available.
Number of conceptions to girls aged under 16 and under 18, Peterborough UA 1997-2005 |
| Under 18 | Under 16 |
1997
|
161
|
26
|
1998
|
185
|
34
|
1999
|
158
|
24
|
2000
|
147
|
27
|
2001
|
167
|
31
|
2002
|
179
|
32
|
2003
|
155
|
32
|
2004
|
175
|
32
|
2005(1)
|
184
|
40
|
(1) Conceptions for 2005 are provisional.
|
Unemployment: Young People
Lynne Featherstone:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the rate of youth unemployment was in (a) each London constituency and (b) each Government region in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [161767]
Angela Eagle:
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
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Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 30 October 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the rate of youth unemployment was in (a) each London constituency and (b) each Government region in each of the last five years. (161767)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics of unemployment for local areas from the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation definitions.
Table 1 provides estimates of the rates of youth unemployment in each London parliamentary constituency and each Government Office region for the 12 month periods ending in February for 2003 and 2004 from the annual LFS, and for the 12 month periods ending in March for 2005 to 2007, from the APS.
As these estimates are for a subset of the population in small geographical areas, they are based on small sample sizes, and are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty. For the constituencies, the sample sizes are not sufficient to give an accurate estimate of even the direction of the change over the period.
ONS also compiles statistics for local areas of people claiming Jobseekers Allowance (JSA). Table 2 shows the annual average number of JSA claimants aged 18 to 24, resident in each London constituency, and each Government Office region for 2002 to 2006. For constituencies only the numbers of claimants are available, as population by age group for constituencies are not available. For Government Office regions the numbers of claimants and these numbers as percentages of the 18 to 24 year old populations are provided.
Table 1: Youth unemployment rates: London parliamentary constituencies and Government office regions |
| Youth unemployment rate (Percentage) |
| 12 months ending: |
| February | March |
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
London parliamentary constituency
| | | | | |
Barking
|
21
|
19
|
42
|
12
|
21
|
Battersea
|
49
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
33
|
Beckenham
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
19
|
(1)
|
23
|
Bethnal Green and Bow
|
14
|
22
|
20
|
23
|
17
|
Bexleyheath and Crayford
|
8
|
(1)
|
13
|
(1)
|
10
|
Brent East
|
20
|
8
|
(1)
|
16
|
50
|
Brent North
|
24
|
35
|
14
|
29
|
60
|
Brent South
|
14
|
19
|
17
|
24
|
21
|
Brentford and Isleworth
|
14
|
(1)
|
20
|
15
|
22
|
Bromley and Chislehurst
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
15
|
Camberwell and Peckham
|
28
|
41
|
48
|
18
|
23
|
Carshalton and Wallington
|
13
|
25
|
12
|
5
|
(1)
|
Chingford and Woodford Green
|
15
|
(1)
|
17
|
15
|
(1)
|
Chipping Barnet
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
Cities of London and Westminster
|
25
|
9
|
13
|
9
|
(1)
|
Croydon Central
|
23
|
10
|
16
|
16
|
36
|
Croydon North
|
28
|
22
|
24
|
31
|
13
|
Croydon South
|
12
|
13
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
Dagenham
|
20
|
15
|
27
|
21
|
28
|
Dulwich and West Norwood
|
25
|
12
|
22
|
(1)
|
38
|
Ealing North
|
16
|
25
|
27
|
18
|
33
|
Ealing Southall
|
(1)
|
18
|
10
|
32
|
(1)
|
Ealing, Acton and Shepherds Bush
|
14
|
30
|
(1)
|
23
|
19
|
East Ham
|
30
|
21
|
18
|
16
|
25
|
Edmonton
|
16
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
49
|
(1)
|
Eltham
|
26
|
(1)
|
20
|
(1)
|
25
|
Enfield North
|
24
|
12
|
(1)
|
29
|
18
|
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Enfield, Southgate
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
35
|
31
|
(1)
|
Erith and Thamesmead
|
(1)
|
27
|
9
|
25
|
14
|
Feltham and Heston
|
13
|
28
|
14
|
10
|
21
|
Finchley and Golders Green
|
29
|
15
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
Greenwich and Woolwich
|
26
|
(1)
|
34
|
23
|
26
|
Hackney North and Stoke Newington
|
13
|
21
|
50
|
(1)
|
35
|
Hackney South and Shoreditch
|
19
|
18
|
(1)
|
34
|
25
|
Hammersmith and Fulham
|
12
|
10
|
29
|
20
|
21
|
Hampstead and Highgate
|
9
|
12
|
(1)
|
21
|
15
|
Harrow East
|
23
|
33
|
30
|
30
|
15
|
Harrow West
|
22
|
19
|
(1)
|
19
|
(1)
|
Hayes and Harlington
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
33
|
37
|
27
|
Hendon
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
48
|
(1)
|
14
|
Holborn and St. Pancras
|
23
|
35
|
16
|
(1)
|
26
|
Hornchurch
|
(1)
|
14
|
(1)
|
17
|
10
|
Hornsey and Wood Green
|
27
|
18
|
26
|
21
|
(1)
|
Ilford North
|
23
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
Ilford South
|
11
|
(1)
|
23
|
26
|
40
|
Islington North
|
12
|
22
|
14
|
22
|
18
|
Islington South and Finsbury
|
22
|
(1)
|
24
|
18
|
32
|
Kensington and Chelsea
|
11
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
30
|
Kingston and Surbiton
|
8
|
12
|
23
|
25
|
15
|
Lewisham East
|
35
|
28
|
22
|
(1)
|
31
|
Lewisham West
|
16
|
29
|
31
|
(1)
|
29
|
Lewisham, Deptford
|
14
|
27
|
29
|
23
|
15
|
Leyton and Wanstead
|
23
|
40
|
13
|
38
|
34
|
Mitcham and Morden
|
20
|
36
|
27
|
32
|
28
|
North Southwark and Bermondsey
|
18
|
16
|
23
|
32
|
22
|
Old Bexley and Sidcup
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
17
|
20
|
Orpington
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
21
|
(1)
|
Poplar and Canning Town
|
32
|
9
|
26
|
35
|
37
|
Putney
|
21
|
10
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
25
|
Regents Park and Kensington North
|
8
|
24
|
21
|
26
|
21
|
Richmond Park
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
11
|
(1)
|
Romford
|
(1)
|
10
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
RuislipNorthwood
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
24
|
(1)
|
Streatham
|
15
|
21
|
24
|
17
|
12
|
Sutton and Cheam
|
(1)
|
12
|
16
|
19
|
14
|
Tooting
|
12
|
22
|
13
|
31
|
28
|
Tottenham
|
28
|
38
|
30
|
29
|
25
|
Twickenham
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
9
|
11
|
16
|
Upminster
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
45
|
13
|
Uxbridge
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
11
|
29
|
17
|
Vauxhall
|
16
|
29
|
30
|
29
|
25
|
Walthamstow
|
12
|
(1)
|
35
|
20
|
18
|
West Ham
|
21
|
22
|
18
|
(1)
|
32
|
Wimbledon
|
13
|
(1)
|
15
|
(1)
|
(1)
|
| | | | | |
Government office region
| | | | | |
North East
|
15
|
17
|
15
|
17
|
16
|
North West
|
13
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
Yorkshire and the Humber
|
12
|
13
|
12
|
14
|
14
|
East Midlands
|
11
|
12
|
11
|
13
|
15
|
West Midlands
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
15
|
| | | | | |
London parliamentary constituency
| | | | | |
East Midlands
|
10
|
9
|
10
|
10
|
12
|
London
|
15
|
16
|
18
|
20
|
20
|
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South East
|
10
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
11
|
South West
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
(1) Sample size too small to provide estimates.
Notes:
1. Estimates are subject to sampling variability.
2. Changes in the estimates over time should be treated with caution.
Source:
Annual Labour Force Survey; Annual Population Survey.
|