§ Mr. Needhamasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of young persons (a) male and (b) female seeking employment for the first time in each year from 1971 to 1981.
§ Dr. BoysonThe numbers of school leavers in England seeking employment are given below. Comparable figures for young persons leaving further education are not available.
School leavers seeking employment* England Males (000s)
Females (000s)
Total† (000s)
1970–71 240 214 453 1971–72 253 223 476 1972–73 150 120 270 1973–74 273 241 514 1974–75 273 239 512 1975–76 279 242 520 1976–77 297 258 554 1977–78 306 262 567 1978–79 312 268 580 1979–80 315 267 582 * Including temporary employment pending entry into full-time further education and destinations not known. † Due to rounding the components may not add up exactly to the full total shown.