Mr. Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing those numbers of people aged under 18 years, 18 to 25 years, 25 to 30 years, 30 to 40 years, 40 to 50 years, 50 to 60 years and over 60 years who have been unemployed for over 12 months in (a) England and Wales, (b) the Yorkshire and Humberside region, (c) West Yorkshire and (d) the Huddersfield employment area.
Mr. Alan ClarkThe following is the information for unemployed claimants on 14 July, the latest date for which an analysis by age and duration of unemployment is available.
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Unemployed for over 52 weeks England and Wales Yorkshire and Humberside Region West Yorkshire Metropolitan County Huddersfield job-centre area 18–24 years 257,792 30,755 12,255 1,264 25–29 years 116,411 12,863 5,491 482 30–39 years 176,580 18,300 8,010 695 40–49 years 142,814 14,737 6,598 554 50–59 years 196,805 21,813 9,577 840 60 years and over* 31,033 3,178 1,351 125 * The figures for the older age groups (59+) have been affected by the 1983 budget provisions.