§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report details showing the number of male and female persons, respectively, aged over and under 18 years registered as unemployed in each of the regions of the United Kingdom; and what percentage these figures represent of the insureable population in each region.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe following table gives the numbers of males and females aged 18 years and over and under 18 years registered as unemployed in each region of Great Britain and in Northern Ireland at 9 October, the latest date for which an age analysis is available. It also gives percentage rates of unemployment for males and for females of all ages, but rates are not available regionally for the separate age groups specified.
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Under 18 years 18 years and over Percentage rate All ages Male Female Male Female Male Female South-East 25,973 20,374 276,372 102,885 6.8 3.9 East Anglia 2,902 2,547 30,586 11,558 7.8 4.8 South-West 6,857 6,328 80,624 34,471 8.9 5.9 West Midlands 14,409 13,264 135,870 58,371 10.7 7.7 East Midlands 7,667 6,807 77,839 29,959 8.9 5.7 Yorkshire and Humberside 12,861 12,299 118,138 46,667 10.3 7.0 North-West 17,488 15,855 187,108 80,795 12.3 8.2 North 9,393 9,102 100,611 41,750 13.2 9.3 Wales 7,285 7,115 79,995 34,719 13.3 9.8 Scotland 14,031 12,386 147,047 72,674 12.3 8.9 Northern Ireland 6,696 4,408 54,439 24,341 18.4 11.7