§ Mr. Rhodesasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state the percentage of the 15/17 age group who were registered or estimated as unemployed, as an average for the years 1963 and 1970, respectively, with figures for both sexes and figures for the two months of highest and lowest unemployment in each year, respectively.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithPercentage rates of unemployment are not calculated for young persons separately. The following table shows the average number of boys and girls registered as unemployed in the years specified together with figures for the months with the highest and lowest214W numbers registered as unemployed in this age group.
BOYS AND GIRLS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN GREAT BRITAIN Boys Girls 1963 Average for year 29,627 20,485 Highest months: August 51,855 37,623 September 39,911 27,600 Lowest months: November 18,829 13,349 December 15,935 10,819 Boys Girls 1970 Average for year 21,812 12,037 Highest months: August 41,840 22,159 September 31,727 17,542 Lowest months: May 16,173 8,636 June 14,866 7[...]882