Unemployment
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on unemployment and the labour market. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 26.02.2013 | Youth unemployment statistics |
| In the period October-December 2012, 974,000 young people aged 16-24 were unemployed, up 11,000 on the previous quarter but down 59,000 on the previous year. | |
| 22.02.2013 | Unemployment - Regional: Economic Indicators page |
| Over the period October to December 2012, the North East had the highest unemployment rate, at 9.7% of the economically active population. The lowest rate over the same period was 5.5% in the South West. | |
| 22.02.2013 | Unemployment - National: Economic Indicators page |
| ILO unemployment in October-December 2012 was 2.50 million (7.8% of all economically active) - down 14,000 from the previous quarter. | |
| 20.02.2013 | Unemployment by constituency: change in methodology, 2013 |
| The Library has changed the methodology used to calculate the claimant rates shown in the monthly Unemployment by Constituency research paper, following the publication of new 2011 Census data for parliamentary constituencies. This note provides details of the changes. | |
| 20.02.2013 | Unemployment - International Comparisons: Economic Indicators page |
| The UK harmonised unemployment rate for Q3 2012 was 7.8%. This was below the rate of France and Italy (10.3% and 10.7%, respectively, in Q3) but above that of Germany (5.3%). |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 20.02.2013 | Unemployment by Constituency, February 2013 |
| This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics. | |
| 23.01.2013 | Unemployment by Constituency, January 2013 |
| This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics. | |
| 12.12.2012 | Unemployment by Constituency, December 2012 |
| This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics. | |
| 14.11.2012 | Unemployment by Constituency, November 2012 |
| This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics. | |
| 17.10.2012 | Unemployment by Constituency, October 2012 |
| This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 13.12.2010 | Youth unemployment and the Future Jobs Fund. |
| Work and Pensions Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 21.07.2010 | Young people not in education, employment or training. |
| Government response. Education Select Committee report [Commons] | |
| 24.03.2010 | Young people not in education, employment or training. |
| Children Schools and Families Select Committee report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 16.03.2011 | YOUTH MARCH FOR JOBS |
| That this House expresses its support for the young people who are taking part in the March for Jobs which, in order to draw attention to the high level of youth unemployment, is retracing ... | |
| 19.01.2011 | HOUSING BENEFIT AND LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT |
| That this House notes that the Office of Budget Responsibility forecasts 1.36 million people will be claiming jobseeker's allowance at the start of 2013; further notes that in areas ... | |
| 15.09.2010 | NACRO'S CHANGE THE RECORD CAMPAIGN |
| That this House supports Nacro's Change the Record Campaign to give reformed offenders a fair chance of finding work, by reforming the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and decreasing ... | |
| 22.07.2010 | LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED |
| That this House recognises the challenges of ensuring that the long-term unemployed participate in society; remembers with fondness the community programme as a scheme which enabled ... | |
| 22.06.2010 | JARVIS AND RAIL ENGINEERING JOBS |
| That this House notes that on 31 March 2010 1,200 Jarvis rail workers were sacked after the company went into administration and Network Rail refused to back a rescue plan; is appalled ... |
