HC Deb 25 March 1999 vol 328 cc365-6W
Mr. Maclean

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many people who would fit the Government's target category for the new deal for young people left unemployment between January 1993 and May 1997. [77176]

Mr. Andrew Smith

[holding answer 16 March 1999]: The information is provided in the following table, based on the monthly count of people claiming jobseeker's allowance or national insurance credits:

18–24 year old 6 month plus claimants of unemployed-related benefits January 1993 to May 1997
Total offlows from the claimant count 1,654,434
Average monthly offlow from the claimant count 33,089
Total change in stock of claimants 200,960
Average monthly change in stock of claimants -4,019
Total change in stock of claimants (%) -54.2
Monthly percentage point change in stock of claimants -1.1

Note:

All data are seasonally unadjusted