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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

- = 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:

Table 1: Number of persons aged 18 to 24 claiming Jobseeker's Allowance resident in Dewsbury constituency
Change on year

Level Level Percentage

April 2005

310

-

-

April 2006

435

125

39

April 2007

480

45

10

April 2008

490

10

3

April 2009

920

430

88

April 2010

880

-40

-4

Source:
Jobcentre Plus Administrative System


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