§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the current figures for unemployment upon North Humberside for young people between 18 and 21 years of age; and how this compares with the national figures of unemployed both at present and one year ago.
§ Mr. GoldingI regret that the precise information is not available. The latest unemployment statistics analysed by age were collected in July when the total for North Humberside included 1,511 aged 18 and 19, compared with 1,299 in July 1975, and 2,758 aged 20–24, inclusive, compared with 2,660 in July 1975.
The corresponding national totals for 18–19 year olds were 121,886 in July 1976 compared with 127,823 in July 1975 and for 20–24 year olds 224,850 in July 1976 compared with 203,386 in July 1975.