§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many males and females under 18 years of age are registering in Coatbridge and Airdrie at the most recent convenient date; what is the period of time for which they have been unemployed; and how many have reached 18 years of age and never worked.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table gives an analysis by duration of unemployment of wholly unemployed young persons under 18 registered at the Airdrie careers office on 12th July, 1971. The precise information requested in the last part of the Question is not available 37W but the figures in brackets show how many of the total unemployed were school leavers still seeking their first jobs.
Unemployment in weeks Boys Girls Total 1 or less 96 49 145 Over 1 and up to 2 201 123 324 Over 2 and up to 3 30 16 46 Over 3 and up to 4 25 10 35 Over 4 and up to 5 9 8 17 Over 5 and up to 6 15 6 21 Over 6 and up to 7 21 11 32 Over 7 and up to 8 4 4 8 Over 8 and up to 9 11 5 16 Over 9 and up to 13 47 24 71 Over 13 and up to 26 46 18 64 Over 26 and up to 39 25 4 29 Over 39 and up to 52 11 5 16 Over 52 4 1 5 TOTALS 545 284 829 (328) (170) (498)