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Unemployment
trends by quarter
(January 1997 to September 2002)
|
Year |
Quarter
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Per
cent
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Sheffield
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South
Yorkshire
|
Yorkshire
and the Humber
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| 1997 |
1
|
8.5
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9.4
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6.9
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2
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7.9
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8.7
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6.2
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3
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7.8
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8.4
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6.1
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4
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7.0
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7.6
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5.6
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| 1998 |
1
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7.2
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7.8
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5.8
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2
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6.7
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7.3
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5.4
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3
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6.6
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7.2
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5.4
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4
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6.2
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6.7
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5.2
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| 1999 |
1
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6.6
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7.4
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5.6
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2
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6.4
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7.0
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5.2
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3
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6.4
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6.8
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5.0
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4
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5.9
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6.3
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4.7
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| 2000 |
1
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6.1
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6.6
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5.0
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2
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5.5
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5.9
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4.5
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3
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5.3
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5.6
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4.3
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4
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5.0
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5.2
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4.1
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| 2001 |
1
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5.2
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5.5
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4.4
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2
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4.8
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5.1
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4.0
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3
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4.7
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4.9
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3.9
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4
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4.5
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4.5
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3.8
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| 2002 |
1
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4.7
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4.9
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4.0
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2
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4.5
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4.5
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3.7
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3
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4.5
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4.4
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3.7
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Source:
National Statistics
Workforce
(2000) - used to
calculate unemployment rates
| Sheffield |
257,291
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| South
Yorkshire |
558,314
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Yorkshire
and
the Humber |
2,424,583
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Source:
National Statistics
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