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Jenny Willott: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the (a) employment and (b) unemployment rate for (i) women, (ii) men and (iii) people aged (A) 16 to 24, (B) 25 to 34, (C) 35 to 49 and (D) 50 to 60 years educated to degree level was in each month of the last 10 years. [246577]

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 January 2009:

As National Statistician, 1 have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what the (a) employment and (b) unemployment rate for (i) women, (ii) men and (iii) men and women aged (A) 16 to 24, (B) 25 to 34, (C) 35 to 49 and (D) 50 to 60 years educated to degree level was in each month of the last 10 years. (246577)

The attached tables provide estimated employment and unemployment rates for the age categories requested based on those educated to at least degree level or equivalent, for each quarter since 1998. Monthly data are not available.

The estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey (LPS). As with any sample survey, estimates from the LPS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.

The figures have been derived from the LFS microdata which are weighted using the official population estimates published in autumn 2007. Consequently, the figures from quarter 3 2006 are not entirely consistent with the figures published in the monthly Labour Market Statistics First Release which are weighted using more up-to-date population estimates.

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Employment rates( 1) , by age and gender for those educat ed to degree level or equivalent c alendar quarters, 1998 to 2008, United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted
	Men				Women				People
	16 to 24	25 to 34	35 to 49	50 to 60	16 to 24	25 to 34	35 to 49	50 to 60	16 to 24	25 to 34	35 to 49	50 to 60
1998
Q1	76	93	96	84	80	86	86	81	78	90	92	83
Q2	75	93	96	85	79	87	85	80	77	90	91	83
Q3	75	94	95	84	77	87	84	78	75	89	91	83
Q4	77	93	96	85	77	87	85	79	77	90	91	83
1999
Q1	80	93	96	85	80	88	86	78	80	91	92	83
Q2	79	94	96	84	79	88	86	80	79	91	92	83
Q3	75	94	95	84	77	87	84	78	76	91	90	82
Q4	80	95	96	84	83	87	85	79	82	91	91	83
2000
Q1	83	95	96	84	81	88	86	81	82	91	91	83
Q2	82	95	96	86	81	88	85	82	81	92	92	84
Q3	76	95	96	85	77	88	86	81	77	92	92	84
Q4	79	95	96	87	80	89	87	83	80	92	92	85
2001
Q1	79	94	96	87	82	88	86	82	81	91	92	85
Q2	80	93	96	67	82	88	87	82	80	91	91	85
Q3	75	93	96	86	78	87	86	81	77	90	91	84
Q4	81	93	94	86	82	88	86	83	82	91	91	85
2002
Q1	78	93	95	87	82	89	86	83	80	91	91	85
Q2	77	94	95	86	83	88	86	82	80	91	91	85
Q3	73	93	95	86	77	88	85	83	75	90	90	85
Q4	79	93	95	86	80	88	85	81	80	91	91	84
2003
Q1	76	93	95	85	78	88	86	82	77	90	91	84
Q2	77	93	95	88	80	88	86	81	78	91	91	85
Q3	76	93	94	86	75	87	85	80	75	90	90	84
Q4	74	92	95	86	80	89	86	81	77	91	91	84
2004
Q1	81	93	94	85	80	89	86	82	81	91	91	84
Q2	82	93	95	86	80	90	86	83	81	91	91	85
Q3	75	93	95	85	76	87	85	82	76	90	91	84
Q4	77	93	95	85	79	88	87	83	78	91	92	84
2005
Q1	81	94	95	85	78	87	87	83	79	91	92	85
Q2	77	93	95	86	81	88	88	85	79	90	92	85
Q3	73	93	95	85	77	88	88	84	75	90	92	85
Q4	77	94	95	85	81	88	87	82	79	91	91	84
2006
Q1	79	93	95	85	83	88	87	84	82	91	91	85
Q2	77	93	95	86	82	89	87	83	80	91	91	85
Q3	73	94	95	85	78	88	85	84	77	91	91	83
Q4	75	94	95	86	78	87	87	82	77	90	91	84
2007
Q1	78	93	95	85	80	88	87	84	79	91	91	84
Q2	78	94	95	85	81	89	86	84	80	91	91	84
Q3	73	94	95	85	78	88	85	84	76	91	90	85
Q4	80	94	96	86	80	89	86	83	80	92	91	85
2008
Q1	80	93	96	86	80	89	85	82	80	91	91	84
Q2	77	94	95	86	79	89	86	81	78	91	91	84
Q3	70	93	95	85	76	87	86	81	74	90	90	83
(1) Employment rate is calculated as the number of people in employment as a percentage of the population in the individual category. 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

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