§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people under the age of 25 years are currently out of work.
§ Mr. GoldingAt July 1976, the latest date for which an analysis by age is available, 615,096 people under the age of 25 were registered as unemployed in Great Brtain. This figure included 199,400 school leavers. At October 1976, the latest248W basis, so separate figures cannot be given for Merseyside or for East and West Scotland. Table 2 shows the estimated number of jobs approved up to 30th July which will be filled by people under 25, as a percentage of the total the number of unemployed people under 25.
date for which information on school leavers is available, the number unemployed had fallen to 78,000.
§ Dr. Hampsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of young people aged 16 to 19 years have never had a job; and how many under the age of 25 years have never had a job.
§ Mr. GoldingI regret that I am unable to supply the precise information. Statistics of registered unemployed persons seeking their first employment after completion of full-time education are collected monthly, but these show only the total numbers of unemployed school leavers under age 18 and unemployed school/student leavers aged 18 and over. The respective totals on 14th October, the latest date for which statistics are available, were 77,960 under age 18 and 19,431 aged 18 and over. It is likely that all of these would be under 25 years of age.