§ Mr. Leightonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest unemployment figures in the various employment offices in the London borough of Newham; and if he will give the average period of unemployment and the age breakdown in each case.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives the figures for unemployed claimants on 13 October for the East Ham, Plaistow and Stratford jobcentre areas.
East Ham job-centre area Plaistow job-centre area Stratford job-centre area Total unemployed 6,039 4,307 7,594 Median duration of unemployment 30 weeks 39 weeks 34 weeks Unemployment by age Under 18 554 445 642 18 365 255 483 19 333 214 411 20–24 1,214 892 1,590 25–29 804 526 989 30–34 537 391 697 35–39 415 352 526 40–44 365 267 485 45–49 366 273 520 50–54 375 296 503 55–59 456 294 479 60 and over 255 102 269