§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Minister of Labour if he will publish figures in the Official Report showing the relationship of jobs to school leavers, in the London, Midlands and Scottish areas, respectively, after the summer school leaving date in 1962, and his estimates of the equivalent figures for 1963.
§ Mr. HareThe following table shows the numbers and percentage of summer school leavers unemployed at the first statistical count after the summer 1962 school leaving dates, together with the number of vacancies for young persons then notified to Youth Employment Bureaux and remaining unfilled. The figures relate to mid-August, 1962, for
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— Percentages of Unemployment *13th March,1950 *14th March,1955 *14th March, 1960 *11th March, 1963 Abertillery (including Nantyglo and Blaina), Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Newbridge and Tredegar Employment Exchanges … … … … … … 6.7 2.8 4.0 4.8 Bargoed, Blackwood, Pontlottyn and Ystrad Mynach Employment Exchanges … … … … 6.9 4.2 4.9 6.2 * Figures are available only for the date of the count. Rhymney lies in the areas of the Bargoed and the Pontlottyn Employment Exchanges. the English regions and to mid-July, 1962, for Scotland where the summer school leaving dates are about a month earlier than in England.
—(1) Summer School leavers who are registered for employment but not yet placed (2) Col (2) as percentage of all summer leavers registered (3) Unfilled vacancies for young persons (4) London and S.E. Region (August, 1962) 8,684 12.5 19,507 Midlands (August, 1962) 8,441 14.2 14,255 Scotland (July, 1962) 4,328 13.2 per cent 3,959 It is not practicable to forecast the comparable figures for 1963, but, as in 1962, I expect the great majority of summer leavers to enter employment within a few weeks of leaving school.