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As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
| Table 1: Unemployment levels, United Kingdom | |||||
| Not seasonally adjusted (thousand) | |||||
| Aged 16+ | Aged 16 to 24 (inclusive) | ||||
| UK total | UK nationals | UK total | UK nationals | ||
| Note: The estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc.). Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS). | |||||
Unemployment: Bexley
Mr. Evennett: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people were unemployed in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley in each of the last six months. [225850]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated October 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people were unemployed in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and (b) the London Borough of Bexley in each of the last six months. (225850)
The Office for National Statistics compiles unemployment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) and model based estimates following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions. These are available only for rolling 4 quarter periods. The latest available estimates cover the 12 months ending September 2007 and December 2007 and are 2,000 for Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and 5,000 for the London Borough of Bexley in both periods.
Table 1 attached shows the number of persons claiming Job Seeker’s Allowance resident in the Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and the London Borough of Bexley for each of the last six months.
These figures along with a wide range of other labour market data for parliamentary constituencies and local authorities are also published on the Office for National Statistics’ NomisÂ(r) website:
| Table 1: Number of persons claiming job s eeker’s allowance resident in Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency and the London b orough of Bexley | ||
| Bexleyheath and Crayford | Bexley | |
| Source: Job Centre Plus Administrative System | ||
Unemployment: Chelmsford
Mr. Burns: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people were unemployed in (a) West Chelmsford constituency and (b) Chelmsford local authority area in each of the last six months for which figures are available. [224481]
Kevin Brennan [holding answer 6 October 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 October 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question asking how many people were unemployed in (a) West Chelmsford constituency and (b) Chelmsford local authority area in each of the last six months for which figures are available. (224481)
The Office for National Statistics compiles unemployment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) and model based estimates following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.
The APS classifies as unemployed people who are without a job, who were available to start work in the two weeks following their APS interview and who had either looked for work in the four weeks prior to interview or are waiting to start a job already obtained.
Table 1, attached, shows the numbers of people aged 16 and over who were unemployed and resident in (a) West Chelmsford constituency and (b) Chelmsford local authority area for the 12 month periods ending March 2008, which is the most recent period for which estimates are available, and September and December 2007. 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.
These figures along with a wide range of other labour market data for parliamentary constituencies and local authorities are also published on the Office for National Statistics's NomisÂ(r) website:
| Number of unemployed persons( 1) resident in West Chelmsford constituency and Chelmsford local authority | ||
| Thousand | ||
| 12 months ending | West Chelmsford( 2) | Chelmsford LA( 3) |
| (1) Levels of unemployment are provided for persons aged 16 and over. The figures presented are weighted to population estimates published in 2007. (2) Annual Population Survey estimates. (3) Model-based estimates. (4) CVs have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality. Guide to Quality The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV - for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220 Key Coefficient of Statistical Robustness Variation (CV) (%) * 0 < CV <5 Estimates are considered precise. ** 5 < CV<10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise. *** 10 < CV <20 Estimates are considered acceptable. **** CV ≥ 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes. Source: ONS Annual Population Survey and Model Based Estimates. | ||
Unemployment: Yorkshire and the Humber
Greg Mulholland: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people living in (a) Leeds and (b) Yorkshire were unemployed in each of the last 12 months. [226394]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated October 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people living in (a) Leeds and (b) Yorkshire were unemployed in each of the last 12 months. (226394)
The Office for National Statistics compiles unemployment statistics for local areas such as Leeds using model based estimates and for regions such as Yorkshire and The Humber using the Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.
The model based estimates for Leeds are available only for rolling four quarter periods. The latest available estimates cover the twelve months ending September 2007 and December 2007 and are provided in Table 1. The estimates for Yorkshire and The Humber from the LFS are available for rolling three monthly periods and the latest available estimates are provided in Table 2.
Table 3 gives the number of persons claiming Jobseeker's Allowance resident in Leeds and Yorkshire and The Humber for each of the last twelve months.
These figures along with a wide range of other labour market data for parliamentary constituencies and local authorities are also published on the Office for National Statistics' NomisÂ(r) website:
| Table 1: Number of persons unemployed( 1) resident in Leeds | |
| 12 months ending | Leeds (T housand) |
| (1) Levels of unemployment are provided for persons aged 16 and over. The figures presented are weighted to population estimates published in 2007. (2 )Coefficients of variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See guide to quality as follows. Guide to quality: The coefficient of variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180 Key Coefficient of statistical robustness variation (CV) ( % ) * 0 < CV <5 Estimates are considered precise. ** 5 < CV < 10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise. *** 10 < CV < 20 Estimates are considered acceptable. **** CV ≥ 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes. Source: Model based estimates. | |
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