§ Mr. Macdonaldasked the Minister of Labour how many registered unemployed persons are aged from 60 to 65 years, inclusive; what proportion this number represents of the total registered unemployed; and how many of this number have been registered for more than 12 months.
90W
§ Mr. FernyhoughThe numbers of registered wholly unemployed persons are analysed by age groups in January and July each year. The analysis distinguishes men aged 60 but under 65 and women aged 60 and over.
The latest information which relates to January is as follows:
Men(60 and under 65) Women (60 and over) Numbers wholly unemployed 63,980 828 Percentage of all wholly unemployed 15.2 0.8 Unemployed more than 52 Weeks 19,117 73