§ Miss Quennellasked the Minister of Labour what is the present figure for unemployed in the Petersfield constituency, by age-groups according to returns from his local employment office.
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§ Mr. FernyhoughFollowing is the information for 8th January, 1968, the latest date for which an age analysis of the unemployed is available:
ANALYSIS BY AGE-GROUPS OF THE NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE PETERSFIELD AND ALTON EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES Males Females Total Under 18 10 4 14 18 and under 20 14 7 21 20 and under 25 25 23 48 25 and under 30 23 3 26 30 and under 35 24 4 28 35 and under 40 24 2 26 40 and under 45 23 5 28 45 and under 50 18 5 23 50 and under 55 34 9 43 55 and under 60 32 7 39 60 and under 65 103 1 106 65 and over 2 Total, all ages 332 70 402