§ Mr. Leadbitterasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons under 18 years of age were registered unemployed in the Northern Region in September; how many had not had an offer of their first job; and what vacancies were registered in the employment exchanges in the region suitable for this age group.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 13th September, 10,739 people under 18 years of age were registered as unemployed in the Northern Region. The precise information requested in the second part of the Question is not available, but of the total unemployed 5,514 were school leavers still seeking their first jobs.
31WAt 8th September, 1,745 vacancies for persons-in this age group remained unfilled. There is no obligation on employers to notify their vacancies to my Department and the statistics relate only to those vacancies which were notified and remained unfilled on that date. They do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.