UNEMPLOYMENT |
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| Table 7 - Unemployment Rate1,2 |
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| Per Cent | GO Region/Country | ||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 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 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Summer | 5.9 | 9.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.5 | |
| Autumn | 5.8 | 8.9 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.7 | |
| Winter | 5.8 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 6.8 | |
| 2000 | Spring | 5.6 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7.1 |
| Summer | 5.2 | 9.1 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.8 | |
| Autumn | 5.3 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.8 | |
| Winter | 5.2 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.0 | |
| 2001 | Spring | 4.9 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| Summer | 5.1 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 5.9 | |
| Autumn | 5.1 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 6.1 | |
| Winter | 5.1 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 5.9 | |
| 2002 | Spring | 5.2 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
| Summer | 5.2 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 6.0 | |
| Autumn | 5.2 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.5 | |
| Winter | 5.1 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.5 | |
| 2003 | Spring | 5.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Summer | 5.0 | 6.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.5 | |
| Autumn | 4.9 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | |
| Winter | 4.8 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.2 | |
| 2004 | Spring | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Summer | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 4.6 | |
| Autumn | 4.7 | 6.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | |
| Winter | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | |
| 2005 | Spring | 4.7 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| Summer | 4.7 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | |
| Autumn | 5.0 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | |
| Winter | 5.1 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.1 | |
| 1 All aged 16 and over unemployed as a percentage of total economically active. | |||||||||||||||
| 2 These estimates have been interim adjusted for post-2001 Census population estimates and are seasonally adjusted. | |||||||||||||||
| Source: Labour Force Survey, Office for National Statistics | |||||||||||||||