HC Deb 23 May 1966 vol 729 c21W
78. Mr. Worsley

asked the Minister of Labour if he will give the breakdown into convenient age groups of unemployed persons at the present time.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

As the reply consists of a table of figures I will with permission circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the information:

NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED IN GREAT BRITAIN AT 10TH JANUARY 1966 ANALYSED BY AGE GROUPS
Age Group Males Females Total
Under 18 … 11,133 7,422 18,555
18 and under 20 … 14,395 8,225 22,620
20 and under 25 … 26,357 14,149 40,506
25 and under 30 … 23,552 7,364 30,916
30 and under 35 … 21,620 4,755 26,375
35 and under 40 … 22,011 4,685 26,696
40 and under 45 … 22,506 5,421 27,927
45 and under 50 … 18,672 5,864 24,536
50 and under 55 … 21,190 6,854 28,044
55 and under 60 … 24,675 7,757 32,432
60 and under 65 … 53,446 710 56,212
65 and over … 2,056
261,613 73,206 334,819

Detailed age analyses of persons registered as unemployed are available only for January and July each year.