§ 55. Mr. Evelyn Kingasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young persons under the age of 27 years were registered as unemployed in the Weymouth and Portland area in May and December in 1973, 1974 and 1975, respectively.
§ Mr. John FraserThe following table shows the available information. Analyses a the unemployed by age identify those aged under 25 and those aged 25 and under 30, but not those aged under 27. The statistics are normally compiled for January and July each year. Owing to industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency the figures for January 1975 are not available.
NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE WEYMOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE Aged under 25 Aged 25 and under 30 January 1973 … 243 65 July 1973 … 62 33 January 1974 … Not available—see footnote July 1974 … 92 43 * In January 1974 the normal detailed figures were not collected, due to the emergency situation.