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Unemployment
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many economically inactive people of working age wanted employment in the most recent year for which figures are available. [317339]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated February 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many economically inactive people of working age wanted employment in the most recent year for which figures are available. (317339)
Estimates of economic inactivity are available from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). In accordance with the International Labour Organization (ILO) definition, people are classed as economically inactive if they are neither in employment nor unemployed.
The most recent estimates are for the three-month period September-November 2009 and show that 2.308 million seasonally adjusted economically inactive people of working age wanted a job. This estimate comprises those who have not been looking for work in the last four weeks, but who say they would like a regular paid job, plus those who have been looking for work but who were unable to start within two weeks.
These estimates are published in Table 13 of the Labour Market Statistical Bulletin.
As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty. Indications of the sampling variability of LFS aggregate estimates are provided in the Statistical Bulletin.
Unemployment: Kingston upon Thames
Mr. Davey: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the unemployed claimant count in (a) the Royal Borough of Kingston and (b) Kingston and Surbiton constituency was in (i) 1997, (ii) 2005 and (iii) 2009. [317717]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated February 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what the unemployed claimant count in (a) the Royal Borough of Kingston and (b) Kingston and Surbiton constituency was in (i) 1997 (ii) 2005 and (iii) 2009. (317717)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles the number of claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system. Table 1 shows the number of people resident in the London borough of Kingston upon Thames and
Kingston and Surbiton parliamentary constituency claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) in December 2009, December 2005 and December 1997.
National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at:
| Table 1: Number of persons claiming jobseeker's allowance resident in the London borough of Kingston upon Thames and Kingston and Surbiton parliamentary constituency | ||
| As at December: | Kingston upon Thames | Kingston and Surbiton |
| Source: Jobcentre Plus Administrative System | ||
Unemployment: North West
Andrew Stunell:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for how long on average claimants aged between 18 and 24 years resident in each local authority area in the North West were in receipt of jobseeker's allowance
in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the last five years. [317206]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated February 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking for how long on average claimants aged between 18 and 24 years resident in each local authority area in the North West were in receipt of jobseeker's allowance in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the last five years. (317206)
The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is taken from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system. The length of a claim has been defined as the time between the start of an individual's claim and the count date in each reference month. Table 1 shows the median length of live claims during the last 12 months up to the latest available period in December 2009, and for December of each of the last 5 years.
National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at:
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