Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people Jobcentre Plus has assisted in finding employment in (a) Kettering and (b) England since May 2010.
The information requested is not available. However, such information that is available is in the tables and provides a) the claimant count for Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit (required to seek work) claimants; plus (b) the numbers of unemployed people in Kettering and England
Table (a) The claimant count for Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit (required to seek work) claimants in England; and those required to attend Kettering Jobcentre
Position at March for each year since 2010 | Claimant Count for Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit claimants required to attend Kettering Jobcentre | Claimant Count for Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit claimants in England |
March 2010 | 2,299 | 1,333,659 |
March 2011 | 2,092 | 1,246,554 |
March 2012 | 2,413 | 1,370,504 |
March 2013 | 2,487 | 1,295,436 |
March 2014 | 1,670 | 966,185 |
March 2015 | 1,135 | 676,490 |
March 2016 | 1,180 | 639,925 |
February 2017 (latest available) | 1,020 | 646,370 |
Table (b) The numbers of unemployed people in Kettering and England
Position at March for each year since 2010 | Number of unemployed people in Kettering | Number of unemployed people in England |
March 2010 | 3,700 | 2,106,000 |
March 2011 | 3,100 | 2,072,000 |
March 2012 | 3,500 | 2,206,000 |
March 2013 | 3,500 | 2,139,000 |
March 2014 | 3,100 | 1,824,000 |
March 2015 | 2,700 | 1,505,000 |
March 2016 | 2,000 | 1,386,000 |
January 2017 (latest available) | 2,000 | 1,339,000 |