The total number of persons in receipt of jobseeker’s assistance (JA) and jobseeker’s benefit (JB) is collated on a monthly basis.
I therefore attach for the Deputy’s information a tabular statement of the number of recipients of JA & JB at the end of each month during the period January 2011 to February 2015.
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Jobseeker’s Allowance Recipients January 2011 to February 2015
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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January
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266,799
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283,137
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291,960
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291,657
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265,184
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February
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271,195
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284,681
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292,296
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290,881
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262,469
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March
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273,792
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282,573
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287,508
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289,517
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April
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275,126
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282,663
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289,328
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284,042
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May
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280,833
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289,615
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293,981
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288,268
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June
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289,983
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297,822
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300,782
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295,594
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July
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296,233
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303,244
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304,182
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298,608
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August
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300,067
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304,224
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307,115
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295,244
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September
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283,556
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286,161
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291,764
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276,040
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October
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279,156
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281,927
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286,667
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265,705
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November
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280,003
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283,021
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286,418
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263,294
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December
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283,313
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291,640
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295,077
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269,951
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Jobseeker’s Benefit Recipients January 2011 to February 2015
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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January
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131,349
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96,860
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80,057
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54,257
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46,895
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February
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121,185
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96,983
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80,151
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54,522
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46,285
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March
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118,105
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92,780
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73,939
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51,450
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April
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112,753
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89,539
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73,147
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49,333
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May
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109,209
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88,591
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70,085
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46,528
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June
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107,910
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87,546
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69,497
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47,707
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July
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112,052
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92,160
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73,900
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54,092
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August
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110,492
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85,845
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66,275
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49,349
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September
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95,681
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74,898
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53,990
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41,407
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October
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93,671
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73,842
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53,101
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40,426
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November
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94,036
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74,694
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51,465
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42,259
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December
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97,052
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78,459
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55,068
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46,335
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