Table 2: Number of people unemployed and unemployment rate for people aged 16+ resident in the United Kingdom and Wales
Seasonally adjusted
United Kingdom
Wales
Thousand
%( 1)
Thousand
%( 1)
February to April 1980
1,603
6.0
-
-
February to April 1981
2,476
9.1
-
-
February to April 1982
2,813
10.5
-
-
February to April 1983
3,008
11.3
-
-
February to April 1984
3,263
11.9
-
-
February to April 1985
3,169
11.4
-
-
February to April 1986
3,151
11.3
-
-
February to April 1987
3,090
11.0
-
-
February to April 1988
2,569
9.0
-
-
February to April 1989
2,140
7.4
-
-
February to April 1990
2,004
6.9
-
-
February to April 1991
2,378
8.2
-
-
March to May 1992(2)
2,795
9.8
119
9.1
February to April 1993
2,986
10.6
132
10.4
February to April 1994
2,768
9.8
123
9.6
February to April 1995
2,489
8.8
116
9.0
February to April 1996
2,350
8.3
114
8.8
February to April 1997
2,052
7.2
109
8.3
February to April 1998
1,799
6.3
98
7.6
February to April 1999
1,773
6.2
94
7.2
February to April 2000
1,654
5.7
85
6.5
February to April 2001
1,459
5.0
78
6.0
February to April 2002
1,522
5.2
76
5.8
February to April 2003
1,517
5.1
65
4.7
February to April 2004
1,437
4.8
68
4.9
February to April 2005
1,417
4.7
61
4.4
February to April 2006
1,627
5.3
69
4.9
February to April 2007
1,687
5.5
81
5.7
February to April 2008
1,655
5.3
76
5.3
February to April 2009
2,280
7.3
110
7.7
February to April 2010(3)
*2,472
7.9
**123
8.5
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- = Data not available. (1) Proportion of economically active. (2) March to May has been used for 1992 because these are the earliest data available for Wales. (3) Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality below. 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 Variation (CV) (%) Statistical Robustness
* 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: Labour Force Survey.
Unemployment: Young People
Simon Reevell:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the (a) nominal and (b) percentage change in youth unemployment in Dewsbury constituency was in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [2480]
Mr Hurd:
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated June 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what the (a) nominal and (b) percentage change in youth unemployment in Dewsbury constituency was in each of the last five years. (2480)
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. However, estimates of unemployment for the requested age band and geography are not available.
As an alternative, in Table 1 we have provided the number of persons aged 18 to 24 claiming Jobseeker's Allowance resident in the Dewsbury constituency for April in each year since 2005 along with the actual and percentage changes.
National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at
