§ Mr. Luceasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many men between 60 and 65 years of age are working;
(2) how many men aged 65 to 70 years are employed;
(3) how many employed men and women are aged between 16 and 21 years.
§ Mr. GoldingInformation in the precise form requested is not available. Approximate estimates can be provided by applying the proportions of employees in employment in each age group, as shown by the Family Expenditure Survey, to the census of employment figures. This method provides the following estimates which relate to Great Britain at June 1974.
Approximate estimates of employees in employment
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- Aged over 16 and under 20 years, 990,000 males; 940,000 females.
- Aged over 60 and under 65 years, 970,000 males.
- Aged over 65 years, 460,000 males.
§ Mr. Luceasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many men between 60 and 65 years of age are unemployed;
(2) how many men and women, respectively, between the ages of 16 and 21 years are unemployed, excluding those undertaking ordinary or further education.
§ Mr. GoldingAt January 1976, the latest date for which information is available, 129,107 males aged 60 and under 65 years were registered as unemployed in Great Britain. At the same date, 130,473 males and 94,072 females aged under 20 years were unemployed. These figures exclude adult students registered for vacation employment.
§ Mr. Luceasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many men retire at 60 years; and what are the main occupations that lead to retirement at that age;
(2) what proportion of those men who retire at 60 years of age take up other employment;
(3) what proportion of the total male work force retires at 60 years of age.
§ Mr. GoldingI regret that this information is not available.