§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many school leavers and young persons aged 17 and 18 years are currently registered as unemployed by county in Wales; and how those figures have varied during the last two years.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasInformation is not available in the precise form requested. For school leaver claimants a county breakdown is not available for 1982. The most recent figues are for March 1984 and these are set out in the following table along with those for March 1983
March 1983 March 1984 Change South Glamorgan 767 660 -107 Mid Glamorgan 1,720 1,137 -583 West Glamorgan 1,024 873 -151 Gwent 1,195 917 -278 Dyfed 556 444 -112 Powys 82 70 -12 Gwynedd 322 249 -73 Clwyd 870 807 -63 As to 17 and 18 year olds, prior to April 1983 17 year olds were not separately identified amongst under 18s. As with school leavers a county analysis of claimants is not available earlier than 1983. Based on the most recent information available (for January 1984) the figures are as follows:
Unemployed claimants January 1983 January 1984 Age 18 Age 17 Age 18 Change Age 18 South Glamorgan 1,521 1,085 1,634 ? Mid Glamorgan 2,819 1,895 2,836 West Glamorgan 1,863 1,283 1,957 Gwent 2,176 1,344 2,056 -120 Dyfed 1,139 792 1,099 -40 Powys 227 140 249 Gwynedd 831 545 865 Clwyd 1,643 1,140 1,573 -70