UNEMPLOYMENT
Table 7 - Unemployment Rate1,2  
Per cent 

GO Region/Country 

    UK NE NW Y&H EM WM E L SE SW ENG WAL SC NI
1999 Spring 6.1 9.9 6.4 6.6 5.2 6.8 4.3 7.8 3.7 4.9 5.9 7.3 7.4 7.3
  Summer 5.9 9.3 6.2 6.0 5.5 6.7 3.7 7.3 4.0 4.3 5.6 7.5 7.1 7.5
  Autumn 5.8 8.9 6.0 6.2 5.6 6.6 4.1 7.1 3.9 4.2 5.6 7.3 7.1 6.7
  Winter 5.8 8.5 6.4 6.3 5.2 6.2 4.0 7.2 3.6 4.2 5.5 6.6 7.6 6.9
2000 Spring 5.7 8.9 5.6 6.1 5.2 6.3 3.7 7.3 3.5 4.2 5.4 6.4 7.6 7.0
  Summer 5.3 9.0 5.1 6.0 4.6 5.8 3.6 7.1 3.1 4.1 5.1 5.9 6.4 5.8
  Autumn 5.3 7.8 5.4 6.1 4.8 6.2 3.6 6.8 3.2 4.0 5.1 6.4 6.3 5.8
  Winter 5.2 7.8 5.4 5.5 4.6 5.9 3.5 6.6 3.4 3.9 5.0 6.1 6.0 6.1
2001 Spring 4.9 7.3 5.4 5.1 4.9 5.1 3.7 6.1 3.1 3.6 4.7 6.0 5.8 6.2
  Summer 5.1 7.1 5.4 5.4 4.7 5.3 3.9 6.3 3.3 3.7 4.9 5.8 6.7 5.9
  Autumn 5.1 7.3 5.4 5.1 4.5 5.5 3.9 6.9 3.4 3.5 4.9 5.3 6.7 6.2
  Winter 5.1 7.6 5.1 5.0 4.7 5.6 3.8 6.8 3.3 3.5 4.9 5.3 6.6 6.1
2002 Spring 5.2 6.8 5.6 5.4 4.3 5.6 3.6 6.9 3.9 3.6 5.0 6.1 6.9 5.4
  Summer 5.2 6.2 5.5 5.4 4.6 6.0 3.7 6.9 3.8 3.8 5.0 5.2 6.5 6.1
  Autumn 5.2 6.9 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.9 3.9 6.4 3.9 4.1 5.0 5.4 6.3 5.6
  Winter 5.1 6.6 5.1 4.9 4.4 5.9 4.4 6.8 3.9 3.6 5.0 4.8 6.1 5.5
2003 Spring 5.0 6.4 5.0 5.4 4.2 5.7 4.1 7.0 3.8 3.8 5.0 4.4 5.6 5.3

1: Seasonally adjusted.
2: Figures have been adjusted to reflect the 2001 Census population data. 
Source: Labour Force Survey, ONS


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