EMPLOYMENT                                   

Table 6(a) - All People of Working Age in Employment^1,2 - Residence Based                                   

Thousands			GO Region/Country
		United Kingdom3	North East	North West	Yorkshire and the Humber	East Midlands	West Midlands	East of England	London	South East	South West	England	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
1999	Spring	26,238	1,014	2,872	2,169	1,939	2,330	2,501	3,264	3,824	2,237	22,150	1,178	2,227	670.0
	Summer	26,278	1,014	2,902	2,170	1,915	2,338	2,508	3,283	3,817	2,242	22,189	1,175	2,230	671.0
	Autumn	26,394	1,027	2,931	2,179	1,921	2,350	2,521	3,296	3,832	2,223	22,281	1,183	2,243	675.0
	Winter	26,474	1,043	2,934	2,191	1,935	2,333	2,514	3,315	3,841	2,262	22,367	1,186	2,237	673.0
2000	Spring	26,521	1,040	2,944	2,178	1,939	2,334	2,520	3,306	3,871	2,267	22,399	1,186	2,249	673.0
	Summer	26,630	1,052	2,968	2,207	1,944	2,330	2,539	3,305	3,890	2,260	22,494	1,200	2,266	658.0
	Autumn	26,721	1,047	2,948	2,215	1,932	2,341	2,562	3,338	3,881	2,302	22,566	1,195	2,283	671.0
	Winter	26,705	1,045	2,947	2,214	1,924	2,327	2,579	3,335	3,871	2,280	22,522	1,194	2,299	681.0
2001	Spring	26,824	1,049	2,961	2,206	1,926	2,352	2,597	3,388	3,879	2,284	22,643	1,194	2,304	676.0
	Summer	26,863	1,053	2,985	2,198	1,923	2,348	2,580	3,418	3,892	2,296	22,694	1,178	2,298	687.0
	Autumn	26,845	1,052	2,933	2,211	1,942	2,357	2,569	3,420	3,896	2,294	22,674	1,180	2,287	697.0
	Winter	26,889	1,054	2,951	2,212	1,950	2,373	2,585	3,407	3,896	2,302	22,729	1,185	2,283	685.0
2002	Spring	26,901	1,060	2,958	2,213	1,949	2,374	2,591	3,410	3,902	2,290	22,747	1,185	2,279	683.0
	Summer	27,024	1,059	2,966	2,213	1,972	2,385	2,587	3,432	3,895	2,314	22,824	1,206	2,295	695.0
	Autumn	27,023	1,061	2,963	2,218	1,983	2,377	2,585	3,415	3,877	2,316	22,794	1,224	2,304	694.0
	Winter	27,173	1,043	3,029	2,233	1,973	2,392	2,571	3,438	3,883	2,316	22,879	1,252	2,328	707.0
2003	Spring	27,152	1,049	3,029	2,245	1,976	2,381	2,557	3,397	3,889	2,306	22,829	1,259	2,330	726.0
	Summer	27,263	1,058	3,046	2,260	1,978	2,375	2,591	3,405	3,877	2,323	22,912	1,280	2,345	714.0
	Autumn	27,245	1,062	3,046	2,267	1,967	2,360	2,586	3,434	3,877	2,321	22,920	1,281	2,327	706.0
	Winter	27,289	1,079	3,046	2,266	1,983	2,366	2,634	3,411	3,873	2,339	22,997	1,269	2,319	694.0
2004	Spring	27,417	1,086	3,072	2,273	1,995	2,383	2,633	3,436	3,859	2,349	23,086	1,281	2,341	698.0
	Summer	27,401	1,087	3,073	2,276	1,995	2,387	2,617	3,438	3,868	2,318	23,058	1,282	2,353	697.0
	Autumn	27,455	1,093	3,064	2,287	1,982	2,427	2,617	3,414	3,886	2,343	23,112	1,261	2,366	698.0
	Winter	27,588	1,092	3,092	2,296	1,998	2,426	2,619	3,424	3,898	2,346	23,191	1,279	2,373	723.0
2005	Spring	27,630	1,102	3,064	2,301	2,008	2,422	2,626	3,466	3,894	2,352	23,234	1,270	2,382	721.0
	Summer	27,633	1,103	3,069	2,299	2,016	2,418	2,629	3,453	3,904	2,355	23,245	1,266	2,375	720.0
	Autumn	27,722	1,097	3,081	2,316	2,037	2,411	2,628	3,479	3,906	2,345	23,300	1,283	2,383	736.0
	Winter	27,640	1,105	3,058	2,311	2,039	2,394	2,599	3,480	3,906	2,334	23,226	1,275	2,391	726.0
2006	Spring	27,754	1,121	3,082	2,307	2,036	2,413	2,598	3,524	3,912	2,347	23,340	1,271	2,389	735.0
	Summer	27,775	1,136	3,080	2,309	2,037	2,419	2,584	3,518	3,924	2,361	23,369	1,272	2,378	743.0
	Autumn	27,794	1,126	3,092	2,293	2,043	2,427	2,593	3,535	3,924	2,347	23,381	1,285	2,391	733.0
	Winter	27,832	1,133	3,075	2,309	2,031	2,407	2,600	3,555	3,919	2,369	23,398	1,281	2,423	741.0
1 Seasonally adjusted.
2 Including self-employed people.
3 Due to slight methodological differences between the way the national and regional LFS estimates have been interim adjusted for the 2001 Census, there may be small differences between the UK totals and the sum of the regional components.
Source: Labour Force Survey, Office for National Statistics