§ 62. Mr. Ennalsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total figures for unemployment in the Norwich district in November from 1977 to 1982; how many had been unemployed for 12 months or more in those years; and what were the figures for youth unemployment in each year.
§ Mr. AlisonFigures by age and duration of unemployment are not available for November. The following table gives, at October each year from 1977, the total numbers of people registered as unemployed and the numbers who had been unemployed for over 52 weeks in the Norwich employment office area. It also gives the numbers of registered unemployed young people under 18 years of age in the area at October each year from 1978. An age analysis of the unemployed was not made for October 1977.
The number of unemployed claimants in October 1982—from now on the count is based on claimants—was 11,652.
October each year Total number unemployed Number un-employed for over 52 weeks Number unemployed aged under 18 years 1977 5,595 1,270 * 1978 5,046 1,238 349 1979 4,610 1,131 294 1980 7,183 1,293 771 1981 11,217 2,564 1,209 1982 12,594 4,389 1,776 *Not available.