§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment the Manpower Services Commission has made of the probability of those unemployed in Great Britain finding employment within three months of registering as unemployed; and if he will provide a breakdown of the figures by age group.
§ Mr. AlisonThe Manpower Services Commission does not make such assessments. However, calculations are made of the proportion of those registered as unemployed for less than three months on a given date who are no longer registered as unemployed three months later. The latest available figures for Great Britain indicated that 36 per cent. of those who had been registered as unemployed for less than three months on 8 October 1981 were no longer registered on 14 January 1982. This proportion includes those leaving the register for employment and for reasons including sickness, entry into one of the Government's special employment and training measures such as the youth opportunities programme and retirement. An estimated breakdown by age is provided in the attached table.
Proportion of those registered as unemployed for less than three months on 8 October 1981 who were no longer registered on 14 January 1982 Age on 8 October 1981 Great Britain per cent. 16 to 19 49 20 to 24 36 25 to 34 31 35 to 44 31 45 to 54 26 55 and over 17 All ages 36