§ Mr. Aitkenasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many school leavers at the last school leaving date are registered as unemployed in the Thanet area;
(2) what were the numbers of unemployed persons, male and female, under the age of 18 years in the Thanet area at the last available date.
§ Mr. John FraserAt April 1975 in the area covered by the Margate, Ramsgate and Sandwich employment offices, 70 boys and 36 girls, aged under 18, were unemployed and seeking their first employment since leaving school. The most recent information about all unemployed young people, aged under 18, is for July 1974, and at that date the numbers were 20 males and eight females. Normally the statistics are compiled twice a year, in January and July, but the count due in January 1975 was not made due to industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency.
§ Mr. Aitkenasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men in the Thanet area aged between 50 and 60 and between 60 and 64 years of age are registered as unemployed.
§ Mr. John FraserAt July 1974 in the area covered by the Margate, Ramsgate and Sandwich employment offices the numbers were 201 aged 50 to 59 and 348 aged 60 to 64. Owing to industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency the normal half-yearly analysis of the unemployed by age is not available for January 1975.
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§ Mr. Aitkenasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average length of time that those registered as unemployed in the Thanet area during 1974 remained unemployed.
§ Mr. John FraserI regret that the information requested is not available. However, for people on the register on
NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE MARGATE, RAMSGATE AND SANDWICH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES Duration in weeks 8th April 1974 8th July 1974 14th October 1974 One or less … … … … 152 134 180 Over 1 and up to 2 … … … 151 105 156 Over 2 and up to 3 … … … 81 65 174 Over 3 and up to 4 … … … 62 40 110 Over 4 and up to 5 … … … 55 45 85 Over 5 and up to 6 … … … 61 29 74 Over 6 and up to 7 … … … 33 30 58 Over 7 and up to 8 … … … 47 29 28 Over 8 and up to 9 … … … 38 17 29 Over 9 and up to 13 … … … 144 75 109 Over 13 and up to 26 … … … 371 158 197 Over 26 and up to 39 … … … 245 118 94 Over 39 and up to 52 … … … 58 67 86 Over 52 … … … … … 369 309 351