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Table 8(b) - Percentage of People Claiming The Jobseeker's Allowance
Benefit1 for a Year or More |
| Per
Cent |
|
GO
Region/Country
|
|
|
| |
|
UK |
NE |
NW |
Y&H |
EM |
WM |
E |
L |
SE |
SW |
ENG |
WAL |
SC |
NI |
| 1997 |
Oct |
31.1 |
32.5 |
29.4 |
28.9 |
28.2 |
31.6 |
28.7 |
36.7 |
27.9 |
27.5 |
30.9 |
28.3 |
26.9 |
47.1 |
| 1998 |
Oct |
27.6 |
29.6 |
25.8 |
26.3 |
22.4 |
29.1 |
25.7 |
32.5 |
24.3 |
23.3 |
27.4 |
25.0 |
23.5 |
44.8 |
| 1999 |
Jan |
24.9 |
25.6 |
22.5 |
23.1 |
20.8 |
26.5 |
22.6 |
31.7 |
21.6 |
20.4 |
24.7 |
22.0 |
21.3 |
43.6 |
| |
Apr |
25.1 |
24.8 |
22.3 |
23.2 |
21.8 |
26.1 |
22.8 |
31.6 |
22.5 |
21.5 |
24.8 |
22.1 |
22.0 |
42.2 |
| |
Jul |
24.8 |
25.1 |
21.9 |
23.2 |
22.3 |
25.8 |
22.8 |
30.7 |
22.6 |
21.4 |
24.7 |
22.1 |
21.4 |
38.5 |
| |
Oct |
24.7 |
25.8 |
21.9 |
22.8 |
22.7 |
26.5 |
22.6 |
29.6 |
21.9 |
20.2 |
24.5 |
22.3 |
22.4 |
37.6 |
| 2000 |
Jan |
22.4 |
22.9 |
19.9 |
20.4 |
19.8 |
25.3 |
20.5 |
28.9 |
19.6 |
17.5 |
22.4 |
19.8 |
20.0 |
34.4 |
| |
Apr |
22.5 |
23.0 |
20.1 |
20.7 |
20.0 |
25.6 |
20.4 |
28.1 |
20.2 |
17.9 |
22.5 |
20.2 |
20.5 |
32.7 |
| |
Jul |
22.3 |
22.9 |
20.2 |
20.5 |
20.0 |
24.8 |
20.7 |
27.8 |
20.0 |
18.0 |
22.4 |
19.6 |
19.9 |
29.9 |
| |
Oct |
22.2 |
23.0 |
20.6 |
20.4 |
20.1 |
24.5 |
20.2 |
26.7 |
19.3 |
17.5 |
22.1 |
19.6 |
21.0 |
30.8 |
| 2001 |
Jan |
19.8 |
20.9 |
18.1 |
17.9 |
17.4 |
22.2 |
17.3 |
25.4 |
16.9 |
14.7 |
19.7 |
17.3 |
18.3 |
30.2 |
| |
Apr |
19.9 |
21.5 |
18.2 |
17.8 |
17.6 |
21.8 |
17.0 |
24.5 |
16.8 |
15.0 |
19.6 |
18.2 |
18.7 |
31.7 |
| |
Jul |
20.0 |
21.7 |
18.8 |
18.4 |
18.1 |
22.2 |
17.1 |
23.9 |
16.6 |
15.4 |
19.8 |
19.2 |
18.0 |
30.1 |
| |
Oct |
19.5 |
20.6 |
19.0 |
18.2 |
18.2 |
21.9 |
15.7 |
22.6 |
15.0 |
14.5 |
19.2 |
18.8 |
17.4 |
31.5 |
| 2002 |
Jan |
16.8 |
17.4 |
16.5 |
15.9 |
15.6 |
19.5 |
13.0 |
20.6 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
16.6 |
15.9 |
14.4 |
29.5 |
| |
Apr |
16.6 |
17.8 |
16.5 |
15.8 |
15.8 |
19.2 |
12.7 |
19.8 |
11.6 |
12.6 |
16.5 |
15.8 |
14.2 |
27.7 |
| |
Jul |
16.2 |
17.7 |
16.2 |
15.2 |
15.7 |
18.2 |
12.4 |
19.3 |
11.6 |
12.8 |
16.2 |
15.6 |
13.5 |
23.8 |
| |
Oct |
16.3 |
18.2 |
16.6 |
15.2 |
15.6 |
17.9 |
12.5 |
19.3 |
12.0 |
12.6 |
16.3 |
15.6 |
14.4 |
23.9 |
1: Not seasonally adjusted.
Source: Labour Market Division, ONS |
