Mr. Jim Callaghanasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many, and what percentage of, workers employed under the job creation scheme have subsequently found permanent employment.
§ Mr. Jim LesterThe Manpower Services Commission estimates from surveys among former participants in the job creation programme—over 200,000 between April 1976 and December 1978—that 55 per cent. were in employment six months after leaving with a further 1 in 10 having held a job but being unemployed at the time of survey.
Between April 1978 and June 1980 46,100 unemployed adults entered the special temporary employment programme which succeeded the job creation programme. The MSC estimates that over 40 per cent. of the entrants in 1978–79 were in employment five to six months later. Other participants will have held a job but were unemployed at the time of the survey. In addition a further 3 per cent. went on to another scheme and 3 per cent. to further education or other full time training. Results for 1979–80 are not yet available.