Unemployment Figures - January 2002

East Midlands
  January 2002 December   2001
Economically Active 2,132,000 2,147,000
80.1% 80.6%
Employment 2,034,000 2,052,000
76.3% 76.9%
ILO Unemployment* 99,000 95,000
4.6% 4.4%
Claimant Count 59,500 61,300
(Seasonally Adjusted) 3.0% 3.1%
Claimant Count 64,955 59,188
(Unadjusted) 3.2% 3.0%
United Kingdom

January 2002

Februay 2002

Economically Active 2,132,000 2,131,000
80.1% 79.9%
Employment 2,034,000 2,041,000
76.3% 76.4%
ILO Unemployment* 99,000 90,000
4.6% 4.2%
Claimant Count 59,500 59,300
(Seasonally Adjusted) 3.0% 3.0%
Claimant Count 64.955 65,300
(Unadjusted) 3.2% 3.3%
Selected Travel To Work Areas (TTWAs) - Claimant Count (unadjusted)
Derby 3.3%
Leicester 3.6%
Nottingham 3.8%
High and Low TTWAs (Top & Bottom 3) - Claimant Count (unadjusted)
Gainsborough 6.1% Melton Mowbray 1.7%
Chesterfield 5.5% Matlock 1.3%
Skegness and Mablethorpe 5.3% Stamford 1.3%

Data supplied by the Economic Intelligence and Information Team

Government Office for the East Midlands

* International Labour Organisation (ILO) defines unemployment as those who are out of work, looking for and available for work, whether or not they are claiming benefit.

Next Release Date

April 2002

 

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