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Written question asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 15 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 November 2005. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Wednesday, 23 November 2005 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Unemployment (South Antrim)

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what changes in the level of unemployment there have been in South Antrim constituency in each year since 2001.
Answer

Unemployment levels from the claimant count in the South Antrim parliamentary constituency in each of the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 (to October), together with their yearly change are provided in the following table.

South Antrim
Unemployment (annual averages except for 2005) Change from previous year
2001 1,427 -110
2002 1,505 78
2003 1,398 -107
2004 1,111 -287
2005 1,086 —
(27) January-October

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
439 c2023W;439 c2022W; 30200
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Northern Ireland Unemployment Antrim
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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