§ Mr. WillettsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the latest Eurostat figures for state unemployment rates among young people in each EU country are. [177970]
§ Ruth Kelly[holding answer 10 June 2004]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. David Willetts, dated 17 June 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about unemployment amongst young people in the UK and other EU countries. (177970)
The table overleaf gives the latest Eurostat figures for seasonally adjusted unemployment rates amongst young people, defined as 16–24 year olds for the UK and 15–24 year olds for other countries. UK data are taken from the latest UK Labour Force Survey results published in May 2004. Data for other countries are taken from Eurostat's Unemployment Press Release published on 2 June 2004. In some cases, these figures may appear more up-to-date than the UK figure; however, as the table illustrates, these more recent figures are often based on modelled extrapolation of the data from the most recent Labour Force Surveys in each country, rather than on direst survey measurement.
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Unemployment rates (seasonally adjusted) for young people in the UK and other EU countries1 Country Latest Labour Force Survey reference period supplied to Eurostat—Period ending Reference period for extrapolated Eurostat estimates Unemployment rate (Percentage) Austria June 2003 April 2004 7.3 Belgium December 2003 April 2004 22.0 Cyprus June 2003 April 2004 9.6 Czech Republic December 2003 April 2004 20.0 Denmark December 2003 March 2004 10.5 Estonia December 2003 April 2004 20.3 Finland December 2003 April 2004 20.6 France December 2003 April 2004 20.7 Germany June 2003 April 2004 11.1 Greece December 2003 December 2003 27.1 Hungary December 2003 April 2004 12.8 Ireland December 2003 April 2004 8.1 Italy December 2003 January 2004 27.1 Spain December 2003 April 2004 22.5 Latvia December 2003 April 2004 17.3 Lithuania December 2003 April 2004 23.8 Luxembourg March 2003 April 2004 12.1 Malta December 2003 April 2004 21.2 Netherlands December 2003 March 2004 9.0 Poland December 2003 April 2004 39.6 Portugal December 2003 April 2004 15.4
Unemployment rates (seasonally adjusted) for young people in the UK and other EU countries1 Country Latest Labour Force Survey reference period supplied to Eurostat—period ending Reference period for extrapolated Eurostat estimates Unemployment rate (Percentage) Slovak Republic December 2003 April 2004 29.3 Slovenia December 2003 April 2004 15.7 Sweden Decemebr 2003 April 2004 16.1 United Kingdom March 20042 Not applicable 211.8 1 As published by Eurostat, 2 June 2004. 2UK estimate published by Office for National Statistics on 12 May 2004 for the period January to March 2004.