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Mr. ClappisonConservative- Quote
- To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the employment rate was of (a) people, (b) UK citizens and (c) UK-born people aged over 50 years old in (i) each year since 1997 and (ii) each of the last eight quarters for which figures are available.
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Kevin BrennanLabour- Quote
- The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply. Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated October 2008: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what the employment rate was of (a) people aged over 50 years of working age (b) UK citizens aged over 50 years of working age and (c) UK-born people aged over 50 years of working age in (i) each year since 1997 and (ii) each of the last eight quarters for which figures are available. (225147) The attached table gives the employment rates of people aged between 50 and state pension age for the categories requested. The estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey. UK citizens are defined as those who report their nationality as UK at the time of the survey. As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty. Employment rates1 for people aged between 50 and state pension age2 United Kingdom, not seasonally adjustedPercentageUK populationUK nationalsUK born1997Q264.764.965.41998Q265.465.666.01999Q266.366.567.02000Q267.067.267.62001Q267.868.168.52002Q268.168.468.82003Q270.270.370.72004Q269.970.170.52005Q270.570.671.02006Q270.971.071.42006Q370.871.071.52006Q470.871.071.52007Q170.770.971.42007Q271.371.672.02007Q371.371.671.92007Q472.072.272.62008Q172.072.172.62008Q272.172.372.71 The employment rate is the number of people in employment as a percentage of the total number in the relevant group.2 Men aged 50-64 and women aged 50-59.Note:It should be noted that the estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishments (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc.)Source:Labour Force Survey.
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- Mr. ClappisonConservative
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- To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what proportion of the increase in the employment of people of working age since 1997 was accounted for by (a) foreign nationals and (b) workers born abroad.
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- Kevin BrennanLabour
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- [holding answer 13 October 2008]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply. Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated October 2008: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what proportion of the increase in the employment of people of working age since 1997 was accounted for by (a) foreign nationals and (b) workers born abroad. (226634) Between April-June 1997 and April-June 2008, foreign nationals accounted for 52 per cent of the increase in the employment of people of working age (men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59). The corresponding figure for workers born abroad was 67 per cent. Foreign nationals are defined as those who report their nationality as non-UK at the time of the survey. The estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey. As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
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- Mr. ClappisonConservative
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- To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people in employment in the UK were (a) UK citizens, (b) citizens of other EU states and (c) citizens of non EU states in each year since 1978.
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- Kevin BrennanLabour
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- [holding answer 13 October 2008]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply. Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated October 2008: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people in employment in the UK were (a) UK citizens, (b) citizens of other EU states and (c) citizens of non EU states in each year since 1978. (226635) The attached table gives the number of people in employment for the categories requested, from April-June 1995 to April-June 2008. Comparable data prior to 1995 are not available. The table excludes those whose nationality is not known. Citizenship is defined as the nationality reported by respondents at the time of the survey. The estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey. As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty. The figures in the table are derived from the LFS microdata which are weighted using the official population estimates published in autumn 2007. They are not entirely consistent with the figures published in the monthly Labour Market Statistics First Release which are weighted using more up-to-date population estimates. Employment levels for people aged 16 and over, by nationality, three months ending April to June, 1995 to 2008, United Kingdom, not seasonally adjustedThousandUKOther EU1 401Non-EU199524,840470199625,074397473199725,478419547199825,576465600199926,002452569200026,256461682200126,427489725200226,554480816200326,7415188732004226,860581922200527,058642963200627,0507321,1442007326,9499891,1542008427,167 *1,085 *1,219 *1 Men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59.2 EU14 comprises Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.3 A8 comprises Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia.4 Rest of world excludes UK, EU14 and A8.5 Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates, as described as follows:Guide to Quality:The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220.Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (%) Statistical Robustness* 0 < CV< 5 Estimates are considered precise** 5 < CV < 10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise*** 10 < CV < 20 Estimates are considered acceptable**** CV ≥ 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposesNote:It should be noted that the above estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (eg hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc.)Source:Labour Force Survey.
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