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Table 1: Number( 1) of persons employed aged 16 plus by gender and region
Thousand

12 months ending September 2007
Male Female

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20

17

South Tyneside

34

30

North East

618

545

UK

15,691

13,351

(1) Weighted to 2007 population estimates. Source: Annual Population survey.

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Table 2: Number( 1) of persons unemployed( 2) aged 16 plus by gender and region
Thousand

12 months ending September 2007
Male Female

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1

1

South Tyneside

4

2

North East

49

30

UK

918

685

(1) Weighted to 2007 population estimates. (2) Number of unemployed people measured using the internationally agreed definition recommended by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Source: Annual Population survey.

Table 3: Number( 1) of employed and unemployed( 2) lone parents aged 16 plus with dependent children( 3)
Thousand
April-June 2007, not seasonally adjusted

Employed Unemployed

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1

(4)

South Tyneside

2

(4)

North East

44

4

UK

1,049

113

(1) Estimates are weighted to the 2003 population estimates. (2) Number of unemployed people measured using the internationally agreed definition recommended by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). (3) Dependent children are those aged under 16 and those aged 16-18 who are never-married and in full-time education. (4) Sample size too small to provide an estimate. Source: LFS Household datasets.

Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the (a) employment rate and (b) the number in employment of the working age population was for (i) the UK population of working age, (ii) foreign nationals of working age, (iii) UK nationals of working age and (iv) UK-born workers of working age in each year since 1997 according to the Office for National Statistics’ reweighted statistics; what the difference in figures for each such category was as a result of the reweighting; and what the figures were in each quarter since 1 January 2005. [208688]

Mr. Watson [holding answer 5 June 2008]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 13 June 2008:


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Table 1: People in employment and employment rate of working age( 1) by nationality and UK born( 2) in the United Kingdom—not seasonally adjusted
Thousand and percentage
Total population UK nationals
2003 weights( 3) 2007 weights( 3) 2003 weights( 3) 2007 weights( 3)

Levels Rate Levels Rate Levels Rate Levels Rate

April-June 1997

25,544

73

25,631

73

24,609

73

24,686

73

April-June 1998

25,752

73

25,858

73

(4)

(4)

24,821

74

April-June 1999

26,060

74

26,206

74

25,084

74

25,212

74

April-June 2000

26,387

74

26,564

74

(4)

(4)

25,456

75

April-June 2001

26,607

74

26,810

74

25,452

75

25,629

75

April-June 2002

26,735

74

26,967

74

25,499

75

25,701

75

April-June 2003

26,935

75

27,201

75

25,614

75

25,843

75

April-June 2004

27,015

74

27,354

74

25,585

75

25,883

75

January-March 2005

27,148

75

27,591

75

25,607

75

25,996

75

April-June 2005

27,136

74

27,607

75

25,615

75

26,032

75

July-September 2005

27,386

75

27,900

75

25,828

76

26,276

76

October-December 2005

27,207

75

27,741

75

25,587

75

26,048

75

January-March 2006

27,182

74

27,733

74

25,491

75

25,969

75

April-June 2006

27,187

74

27,775

74

25,430

75

25,938

75

July-September 2006

27,384

75

28,000

75

25,554

75

26,085

75

October-December 2006

27,323

75

27,957

75

25,437

75

25,991

75

January-March 2007

27,126

74

27,776

74

25,223

75

25,794

75

April-June 2007

27,226

74

27,895

74

25,205

75

25,784

75

July-September 2007

27,444

75

28,146

75

25,414

75

26,023

75

October-December 2007

27,513

75

28,232

75

25,428

75

26,050

76

January-March 2008

(4)

(4)

28,131

75

(4)

(4)

25,870

75


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