§ Mr. Raisonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of the potential workforce in each of the standard age groups is unemployed for more than three months.
§ Mr. GoldingPursuant to his reply [Official Report, 9th March 1978; Vol 945, cc. 735–6], gave the following information:
Estimates of the numbers unemployed for over three months on 12th January 1978, expressed as percentages of the total number of employees within each age group are given below:
Age group Percentage unemployed 16–19 6.1 20–24 5.2 25–29 3.8 30–39 3.1 40–49 2.6 50–59 3.1 60 and over 6.0 All ages 3.9