CLAIMANT COUNT
Table 8(b) - Percentage of People Claiming the Jobseeker's Allowance Benefit for a Year or More1,2
| Per Cent | UK | GO Region/Country | ENG | ||||||||||||
| NE | NW | Y&H; | EM | WM | E | L | SE | SW | WAL | SC | NI | ||||
| 1999 | March | 24.9 | 25.1 | 22.2 | 23.1 | 21.1 | 26.1 | 22.4 | 31.5 | 22.0 | 20.7 | 24.6 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 43.1 |
| June | 25.6 | 25.7 | 22.7 | 23.9 | 22.9 | 26.5 | 23.6 | 31.4 | 23.3 | 22.4 | 25.4 | 22.7 | 22.4 | 41.8 | |
| September | 24.3 | 25.2 | 21.5 | 22.7 | 22.0 | 25.4 | 22.4 | 29.5 | 21.8 | 20.4 | 24.1 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 37.4 | |
| December | 24.1 | 25.0 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 26.7 | 22.1 | 29.6 | 21.2 | 19.1 | 23.9 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 36.2 | |
| 2000 | March | 22.2 | 22.7 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 25.4 | 20.3 | 28.2 | 19.7 | 17.4 | 22.2 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 33.0 |
| June | 23.1 | 23.4 | 20.8 | 21.1 | 20.6 | 25.7 | 21.3 | 28.3 | 20.8 | 18.6 | 23.1 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 32.4 | |
| September | 22.2 | 23.1 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 24.3 | 20.3 | 26.9 | 19.5 | 17.8 | 22.1 | 19.5 | 20.9 | 30.3 | |
| December | 21.1 | 22.1 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 18.9 | 23.5 | 18.8 | 26.0 | 18.1 | 16.1 | 21.0 | 18.6 | 20.0 | 30.8 | |
| 2001 | March | 19.7 | 21.3 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 21.7 | 16.6 | 24.7 | 16.8 | 14.8 | 19.5 | 17.5 | 18.3 | 31.3 |
| June | 20.6 | 22.4 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 22.7 | 17.6 | 24.3 | 17.3 | 15.9 | 20.3 | 19.7 | 18.9 | 32.2 | |
| September | 19.7 | 21.3 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 21.8 | 16.1 | 22.9 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.0 | 30.7 | |
| December | 18.0 | 18.7 | 17.7 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 20.7 | 14.2 | 21.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 30.8 | |
| 2002 | March | 16.3 | 17.4 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 18.9 | 12.4 | 19.8 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 16.1 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 27.6 |
| June | 16.7 | 18.1 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 19.0 | 12.8 | 19.6 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 14.1 | 26.2 | |
| September | 16.1 | 18.1 | 16.3 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 17.7 | 12.3 | 19.2 | 11.7 | 12.6 | 16.0 | 15.2 | 14.2 | 23.3 | |
| December | 15.7 | 17.0 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 17.1 | 12.2 | 19.3 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 14.1 | 22.8 | |
| 2003 | March | 14.6 | 15.1 | 14.60 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 15.6 | 11.1 | 18.9 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 22.0 |
| June | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 15.9 | 12.0 | 19.3 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 21.8 | |
| September | 15.4 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 12.7 | 19.6 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 15.4 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 21.5 | |
| December | 15.8 | 14.2 | 15.4 | 13.9 | 15.4 | 16.7 | 13.3 | 19.9 | 13.0 | 11.9 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 24.5 | |
| 2004 | March | 15.2 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 16.3 | 12.4 | 19.7 | 12.9 | 11.3 | 15.2 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 25.3 |
| June | 16.4 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 13.8 | 16.3 | 17.4 | 13.7 | 20.3 | 14.6 | 12.9 | 16.3 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 26.2 | |
| September | 16.1 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 13.6 | 20.1 | 14.5 | 12.2 | 15.9 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 25.0 | |
| December | 15.6 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 12.3 | 14.9 | 17.1 | 12.9 | 20.1 | 13.9 | 10.8 | 15.3 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 25.2 | |
1 Not seasonally adjusted.
2 People who have been claiming a year or more (computerised claims only), as a percentage of total computerised claimants.
Source: Labour Market Division, ONS