Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 June 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 June 2011. It was answered by Nick Hurd (Conservative) on Friday, 17 June 2011 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Unemployment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many unemployed people per job vacancy there were in each constituency in (a) June 2010 and (b) the most recent month for which figures are available.

Answer: I have been asked to reply.The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated June 2011:"As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many unemployed people per job vacancy there were in each constituency in (a) June 2010 and (b) the most recent month for which figures are available. (060344)""The information requested is not available in this exact form. However, table 1 presents the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) per Jobcentre Plus vacancy for each constituency in Great Britain for June 2010 and May 2011, the latest period available. A copy has been placed in the House of Commons Library.""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"

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 60344; 529 c1029-30W
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2011-1010
Friday, 17 June 2011
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Unemployment
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk