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Unemployment: Tonbridge

Sir John Stanley: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what the (a) numerical and (b) percentage change in the number of people unemployed in Tonbridge and Malling constituency was in the last 12 months for which figures are available; [301259]

(2) what the (a) numerical and (b) percentage change in the level of youth unemployment in Tonbridge and Malling constituency was in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available; [301260]

(3) what proportion of the change in the level of unemployment in Tonbridge and Malling constituency in the latest 12 months for which figures are available was attributable to (a) men and (b) women; [301261]

(4) what the occupational groups were of people who became unemployed in Tonbridge and Malling constituency in the latest 12 months for which figures are available. [301262]

Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Jil Matheson, dated November 2009:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking what the (a) numerical and (b) percentage change in unemployment in Tonbridge and Malling constituency was in the last 12 months for which figure are available (301259); what the (a) numerical and (b) percentage change in the level of youth unemployment in Tonbridge and Malling constituency was in the most recent 12 months for which figures are available (301260); what proportion of the change in the level of unemployment in Tonbridge and Malling constituency in the latest 12 months for which figures are available was attributable to (a) men and (b) women (301261); and what the occupational groups were of people who became unemployed in Tonbridge and Malling constituency in the latest 12 months for which figures are available (301262).

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles unemployment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey and its predecessor the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.

Estimates of unemployment for Tonbridge and Malling parliamentary constituency are not available due to small sample sizes. As an alternative, information has been provided based on claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance.

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Table 1 shows the increase in the number of persons claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, between October 2008 and October 2009, aged between 18 and 24 and in total, resident in the Tonbridge and Malling parliamentary constituency, along with the percentage increase between these two periods.

Table 2 shows the proportion of the total change in the number of persons claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, between October 2008 and October 2009, resident in the Tonbridge and Malling parliamentary constituency, by males and females.

Table 3 shows the usual occupations of people who have commenced a new period of claim for Jobseeker's Allowance over the period from November 2008 to October 2009 along with the proportion each occupation group contributes to the total new claims. The total number of new claims over the period is much higher than the change in number of claims in Tables 1 and 2 because many new claims would have subsequently been terminated over the period.

National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at: http://www.nomisweb.co.uk.

Table 1: Change and percentage change in the number of persons claiming jobseeker's allowance resident in Tonbridge and Malling parliamentary constituency between October 2008 and October 2009
	Aged 18 to 24	Total
October 2008	165	615
October 2009	350	1,245
Change	185	630
Percentage change	112	102
Note: Count data rounded to the nearest 5. Source: Jobcentre Plus Administrative System

Table 2: Proportion of change in number of persons claiming jobseeker's allowance resident in Tonbridge and Malling parliamentary constituency between October 2008 and October 2009 by sex
	Male	Female
October 2008	450	165
October 2009	895	350
Change	445	185
Proportion of change	71	29
Note: Count data rounded to the nearest 5. Source: Jobcentre Plus Administrative System

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Table 3: Proportion of total on-flows( 1) to jobseeker's allowance from November 2008 to October 2009 by usual occupation group( 2) of people resident in Tonbridge and Malling parliamentary constituency
Occupation group	On-flows	Proportion of on-flows
Occupation unknown	45	1
Managers and Senior Officials	520	13
Professional Occupations	200	5
Associate Professional and Technical Occupations	395	10
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations	540	14
Skilled Trades Occupations	540	14
Personal Service Occupations	160	4
Sales and Customer Service Occupations	500	13
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives	295	7
Elementary Occupations	795	20
(1) On-flows are people who started a new claim for jobseeker's allowance during the period. New claimants may have also subsequently terminated a claim during the period. (2) Occupation group based on Standard Occupational Classification 2000. Note: Count data rounded to nearest 5. Source: Jobcentre Plus Administrative System

Unemployment: Young People

Chris Ruane: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the rate of long-term youth unemployment was in (a) Vale of Clwyd constituency and (b) each region in each of the last 20 years. [302342]

Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Jil Matheson, dated November 2009:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what the rate of long-term youth unemployment was in (a) Vale of Clwyd constituency and (b) each region in each of the last 20 years. (302342)

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles unemployment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) and its predecessor the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.

Estimates of unemployment for the requested age and duration are not available. As an alternative, in Table 1, we have provided the percentage of persons, aged between 18 and 24 who have been claiming unemployment related benefits for over 52 weeks, resident in the Vale of Clwyd and each English Government Office Region, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system. The data have been provided for the latest available period of October 2009, and October of each year to 1989. Data for Vale of Clwyd and Northern Ireland are only available from 1996.

National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at:

http://www.noraisweb.co.uk

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Table 1: Persons aged 18 to 24 claiming unemployment related benefits( 1 ) for over 52 weeks resident in Vale of Clwyd and each English Government office region, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Percentage
October	Vale of Clwyd	North East	North West	Yorkshire and The Humber	East Midlands	West Midlands	East	London	South-east	South-west	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
1989	-	3.0	2.5	1.9	1.1	1.7	0.4	1.4	0.3	0.6	1.6	2,9	-
1990	-	2.4	2.2	1.6	0.9	1.6	0.4	1.2	0.3	0,6	1.3	2.2	-
1991	-	3.4	3,0	2.5	1.8	2.4	1.1	2.2	0,9	1.4	2.3	2.5	-
1992	-	4.3	4.1	3.6	3.0	4.1	2.3	3.9	2.1	2.7	3.4	3.1	-
1993	-	4.6	4.2	3.8	3.4	4.6	2.9	4.6	2.7	3.1	3.6	3.1	-
1994	-	4,3	3.5	3.3	3.0	39	2.4	4.3	2.2	2.5	3.1	2.8	-
1995	-	4.0	3.0	2.9	2.4	3,0	1.9	3.9	1.7	2.0	2.6	2.2	-
1996	3.9	3.4	2.6	2.5	2.0	2.6	1.6	3.2	1.4	1.8	2.5	2.0	3.3
1997	1.7	2.0	1.5	1.4	0.9	1,4	0.8	1.7	0.6	0.8	1.4	1.2	2.3
1998	0.9	1.3	1.0	0.9	0.6	1.0	0.4	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.8	1.6
1999	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0,2	0.5
2000	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.5
2001	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.5
2002	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0,1	0.1	0.3
2003	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	01	0.1	0.1	0.2
2004	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0,1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
2005	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
2006	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.2	0,3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2
2007	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
2008	0.4	0.1	0,1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.1
2009	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	01	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.5
Note: Changes in overall levels of long term youth claimants of unemployment related benefits have partially been influenced by the introduction of re-employment programmes, such as New Deal. Source: Jobcentre Plus administrative system.

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