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Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Answer

Mr. Hurst: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the population between the ages of 18 and 25 years were in either employment or education in (a) the County of Essex in each year from 1991 to 1997 and (b) the County of Essex and the boroughs of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea in each year from 1998 to 2004. [215115] Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply. Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Alan Hurst, dated 16 February 2005: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what percentage of the population between the ages of 18 and 25 years were in either employment or education in (a) the County of Essex in each year from 1991 to 1997 and (b) the County of Essex and the Boroughs of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea, in each year from 1998 to 2004. I am replying in his absence. (215115) The attached table gives estimates of those people aged 18 to 24 years old, resident in the county of Essex and the Boroughs of Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea, either in employment or education, for the 12 month periods ending February each year for the years 1995 to 2004. Information is not available for earlier periods. These estimates are from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). As with any statistical sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to sampling variability. 18-24 year olds either in employment or in full-time education1 Percentage _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Place of residence 12 months ending February each County of Essex Thurrock UA 2 Southend-on- Sea UA 2 year 1995 80.7 -- -- 1996 80.4 -- -- 1997 83.2 -- -- 1998 84.9 75.9 72.2 1999 85.5 79.2 67.7 2000 88.3 85.3 87.3 2001 86.8 84.0 79.4 2002 85.5 85.6 76.1 2003 79.8 86.3 81.7 2004 85.2 76.8 84.6 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Expressed as a percentage of all 18 to 24-year-olds resident in relevant area. Includes some people who are in full-time education who are also in employment. 2 Data for Unitary Authorities not available prior to 1998. Note: Some of these estimates are based on small sample sizes and are subject to a higher degree of sampling variability. Changes from year to year, in particular, should be treated with caution. Source: ONS--Labour Force Survey

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

431 c70-1W; 215115

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Employment Education Essex Southend on Sea Thurrock

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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