UNEMPLOYMENT

Table 7 - Unemployment rate1,2,3
Per cent UKGO Region/CountryENG 
NE NW Y&H; EM WM E L SE SW WAL SC NI
1999 Spring 6.1 9.9 6.4 6.6 5.2 6.8 4.3 7.7 3.7 4.9 5.9 7.3 7.4 7.3
 Summer 5.9 9.3 6.2 6.0 5.5 6.7 3.7 7.3 4.0 4.3 5.6 7.5 7.1 7.5
 Autumn 5.8 8.9 6.0 6.2 5.6 6.6 4.1 7.1 3.9 4.2 5.6 7.3 7.1 6.7
 Winter 5.8 8.5 6.4 6.3 5.2 6.2 4.0 7.2 3.6 4.2 5.5 6.6 7.6 6.9

2000 Spring 5.6 8.9 5.6 6.1 5.1 6.3 3.7 7.2 3.5 4.2 5.4 6.4 7.6 7.0
 Summer 5.3 9.0 5.1 6.0 4.6 5.8 3.6 7.0 3.1 4.1 5.1 5.9 6.4 5.8
 Autumn 5.3 7.8 5.4 6.1 4.8 6.2 3.6 6.8 3.2 4.0 5.1 6.4 6.3 5.8
 Winter 5.2 7.8 5.4 5.5 4.6 5.9 3.5 6.6 3.4 3.9 5.0 6.1 6.0 6.1

2001 Spring 4.9 7.3 5.4 5.1 4.9 5.1 3.7 6.1 3.1 3.6 4.7 6.0 5.8 6.2
 Summer 5.1 7.1 5.4 5.4 4.7 5.3 3.9 6.3 3.3 3.7 4.9 5.8 6.7 5.9
 Autumn 5.1 7.3 5.4 5.1 4.5 5.4 3.9 6.9 3.4 3.5 4.9 5.3 6.7 6.2
 Winter 5.1 7.6 5.1 5.0 4.7 5.6 3.8 6.8 3.3 3.5 4.9 5.3 6.6 6.1

2002 Spring 5.2 6.8 5.6 5.4 4.3 5.6 3.6 6.8 3.9 3.6 5.0 6.0 6.9 5.4
 Summer 5.2 6.2 5.5 5.4 4.5 5.9 3.7 6.9 3.8 3.8 5.1 5.2 6.5 6.1
 Autumn 5.2 6.9 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.9 3.9 6.4 3.9 4.1 5.0 5.4 6.3 5.6
 Winter 5.1 6.6 5.1 4.9 4.4 5.9 4.4 6.8 3.9 3.6 5.0 4.8 6.1 5.5

2003 Spring 5.0 6.5 5.0 5.4 4.2 5.8 4.1 7.0 3.8 3.8 5.0 4.4 5.6 5.3
 Summer 5.0 6.3 4.8 5.1 4.6 5.7 3.9 7.3 4.0 3.4 5.0 4.5 5.8 5.6
 Autumn 4.9 6.4 4.9 5.0 4.5 5.8 3.5 7.1 3.8 2.7 4.8 4.8 5.8 6.1

1: Figures have been adjusted to reflect the 2001 Census population estimates.
2: All aged 16 and over.
3: Seasonally adjusted.
Source: Labour Force Survey, ONS