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
1998 Spring 6.1 8.1 6.6 7.0 4.9 6.3 5.0 8.2 4.3 4.5 6.0 6.7 7.4 7.2
  Summer 6.5 8.6 7.4 8.0 5.5 6.4 4.7 8.1 4.6 4.9 6.3 7.6 7.7 8.2
  Autumn 6.2 8.8 6.8 6.7 4.9 6.5 4.4 7.7 4.3 4.7 5.9 7.1 7.7 7.5
  Winter 6.2 9.8 6.8 7.0 5.1 6.6 4.4 7.7 3.8 4.8 6.0 7.8 7.3 6.8
1999 Spring 6.0 10.1 6.2 6.5 5.2 6.8 4.1 7.6 3.6 4.7 5.8 7.0 7.4 7.2
  Summer 6.1 9.5 6.6 6.3 5.8 6.8 3.9 7.6 4.0 4.4 5.9 7.8 7.4 7.8
  Autumn 5.9 8.6 6.0 6.1 5.5 6.6 4.1 7.4 4.0 4.2 5.6 7.3 7.0 6.7
  Winter 5.7 8.5 6.3 6.4 5.1 6.1 3.9 7.2 3.6 4.3 5.5 6.9 7.5 6.7
2000 Spring 5.5 9.1 5.3 6.0 5.1 6.2 3.5 7.0 3.3 4.1 5.2 6.1 7.6 7.0
  Summer 5.5 9.3 5.5 6.3 4.9 6.0 3.8 7.3 3.1 4.1 5.3 6.2 6.7 6.1
  Autumn 5.3 7.5 5.5 6.0 4.7 6.2 3.6 7.1 3.3 4.0 5.2 6.5 6.2 5.8
  Winter 5.1 7.8 5.2 5.7 4.5 5.9 3.4 6.7 3.4 4.0 5.0 6.5 5.9 5.9
2001 Spring 4.8 7.4 5.1 4.9 4.9 5.0 3.6 5.8 3.0 3.5 4.6 5.7 5.7 6.2
  Summer 5.3 7.4 5.7 5.6 5.0 5.4 4.0 6.6 3.4 3.8 5.0 6.0 7.0 6.2
  Autumn 5.1 7.0 5.5 5.0 4.3 5.5 3.9 7.2 3.6 3.5 5.0 5.4 6.5 6.2
  Winter 5.0 7.5 5.0 5.1 4.5 5.6 3.7 6.9 3.4 3.6 4.9 5.6 6.5 5.9
2002 Spring 5.1 6.9 5.4 5.3 4.2 5.4 3.4 6.5 3.9 3.5 4.8 6.0 6.8 5.4
  Summer 5.4 6.3 5.9 5.7 4.9 6.0 3.9 7.1 3.9 4.0 5.2 5.4 6.8 6.3

1: Not seasonally adjusted.
2: UK figures have been adjusted to reflect the 2001 Census population data. The data for GO regions/countries are based on pre-Census mid-year population estimates, and as such, are not consistent with the UK estimates.
Source: Labour Force Survey, ONS


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