CLAIMANT COUNT |
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| Table 8(a) - Claimant Count Rate1,2 |
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| Per Cent |
GO Region/Country |
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| 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 | March | 4.3 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.9 |
| June | 4.2 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 6.4 | |
| September | 4.0 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 6.0 | |
| December | 3.8 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.6 | |
| 2000 | March | 3.7 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| June | 3.6 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.2 | |
| September | 3.4 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.1 | |
| December | 3.4 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.2 | |
| 2001 | March | 3.2 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| June | 3.1 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.9 | |
| September | 3.1 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | |
| December | 3.1 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | |
| 2002 | March | 3.1 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| June | 3.1 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | |
| September | 3.1 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | |
| December | 3.0 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | |
| 2003 | March | 3.0 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| June | 3.0 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | |
| September | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | |
| December | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | |
| 2004 | March | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| June | 2.7 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | |
| September | 2.7 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | |
| December | 2.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | |
| 2005 | March | 2.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| June | 2.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | |
| September | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | |
| December | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | |
| 2006 | March | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 1 Seasonally adjusted. | |||||||||||||||
| 2 Rate figures are calculated using mid-2005 workforce estimates. | |||||||||||||||
| Source: Labour Market Division, Office for National Statistics | |||||||||||||||