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Unemployment: East Sussex

Answer

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated 5 February 2010:"As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many and what proportion of jobseeker's allowance claimants in each constituency in East Sussex had been claiming the allowance for (a) up to three, (b) between three and six, (c) between six and 12 and (d) between 12 and 24 months in each month since September 2009 (315762).""The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles the number of claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system.""Table 1 shows the number of computerised claims of Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for people, aged 16 or over resident in each parliamentary constituency in East Sussex, by duration of the claim in each month since September 2009. Table 2 shows the percentage of all claimants in each constituency by duration of the claim for the same periods.""National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at""http://www.nomisweb.co.uk"

Table 1—Number of persons claiming jobseeker's allowance by duration of claim
	September 2009	October 2009
Duration of claim	Up to 13 weeks	Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks	Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks	Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks	Total	Up to 13 weeks	Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks	Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks	Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks	Total
Bexhill and Battle	615	305	335	120	1,405	635	305	315	150	1,435
Brighton, Kemptown	1,060	490	550	255	2,500	1,140	490	535	265	2,580
Brighton, Pavilion	1,375	480	575	275	2,840	1,325	515	565	290	2,830
Eastbourne	980	470	485	215	2,175	950	485	485	225	2,175
Hastings and Rye	1,195	780	765	350	3,140	1,325	715	800	375	3,280
Hove	1,065	560	460	245	2,475	1,080	515	465	265	2,470
Lewes	640	310	270	95	1,345	640	310	285	100	1,365
Wealden	600	265	265	70	1,215	570	250	265	80	1,175
Total	7,540	3,665	3,720	1,640	17,105	7,675	3,600	3,720	1,760	17,320

	November 2009	December 2009
Duration of claim	Up to 13 weeks	Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks	Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks	Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks	Total	Up to 13 weeks	Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks	Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks	Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks	Total
Bexhill and Battle	625	300	295	160	1,410	650	295	285	180	1,450
Brighton, Kemptown	1,160	485	520	295	2,610	1,150	515	500	315	2,640
Brighton, Pavilion	1,290	560	515	315	2,830	1,185	640	480	330	2,790
Eastbourne	985	480	475	235	2,215	995	500	455	270	2,260
Hastings and Rye	1,420	655	835	445	3,425	1,465	705	850	490	3,585
Hove	1,095	545	490	275	2,560	1,035	540	500	280	2,515
Lewes	600	305	275	115	1,340	605	295	295	130	1,365
Wealden	560	235	245	95	1,150	520	265	225	115	1,150
Total	7,740	3,585	3,665	1,950	17,560	7,620	3,765	3,605	2,120	17,770
Notes:
1. Data rounded to nearest five.
2. Age and duration data is only available for computerised claims, which account for 99.7 per cent. of all claims.
Source:
Jobcentre Plus administrative system

Table 2—Proportion of claimants of jobseeker's allowance by duration of claim
Percentage
	September 2009	October 2009
Duration of claim	Up to 13 weeks	Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks	Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks	Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks	Up to 13 weeks	Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks	Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks	Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks
Bexhill and Battle	44	22	24	9	44	21	22	10
Brighton, Kemptown	42	20	22	10	44	19	21	10
Brighton, Pavilion	48	17	20	10	47	18	20	10
Eastbourne	45	22	22	10	44	22	22	10
Hastings and Rye	38	25	24	11	41	22	24	12
Hove	43	23	19	10	44	21	19	11
Lewes	48	23	20	7	47	23	21	7
Wealden	49	22	22	6	48	21	23	7

Percentage
	November 2009	December 2009
Duration of claim	Up to 13 weeks	Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks	Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks	Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks	Up to 13 weeks	Over 13 weeks up to 26 weeks	Over 26 weeks up to 52 weeks	Over 52 weeks up to 104 weeks
Bexhill and Battle	44	21	21	11	45	20	20	12
Brighton, Kemptown	44	19	20	11	44	20	19	12
Brighton, Pavilion	46	20	18	11	42	23	17	12
Eastbourne	45	22	21	11	44	22	20	12
Hastings and Rye	41	19	24	13	41	20	24	14
Hove	43	21	19	11	41	22	20	11
Lewes	45	23	21	9	44	22	22	10
Wealden	49	21	21	9	45	23	20	10
Note:
Age and duration data are only available for computerised claims, which account for 99.7 per cent. of all claims.
Source:
Jobcentre Plus administrative system

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

505 c804-8W; 315762

Session

2009-10

Subjects

Jobseeker's allowance East Sussex

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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