HC Deb 05 May 1983 vol 42 c135W
Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many school leavers were unemployed in January of each of the following years; 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983.

Mr. Alexander Fletcher

[pursuant to his reply, 28 April 1983, c. 373]: Information is not available prior to November 1961, when separate counts of unemployed school leavers were first undertaken. The table shows the number of unemployed school leavers registered at employment exchanges, jobcentres and careers offices—the old basis of the unemployment count—in Scotland at January in each of the years specified between 1965 and 1982, together with the number of unemployed school leaver claimants at unemployment benefit offices—the new basis of the count—in Scotland at January 1983.

Number of unemployed school leavers in Scotland in January
Number
1965 1,794
1970 1,429
1975 (February) 3,692
1979 13,022
1980 13,301
1981 20,123
1982 24,642
1983 25,278

Note:

Information for January 1975 is not available owing to industrial action at that time; the figure for February has been given instead.