§ Mr. Humeasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will estimate the current level of youth unemployment for (a) 16 to 19-year-olds and (b) 20 to 25-year-olds on a travel-to-work area basis in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. ButlerIt is not possible to produce unemployment rates for the 16–19 and 20–24-year-old age groups because a breakdown of employees by age group is not available.
The number of unemployed claimants at 14 July 1983 aged 16–19 and 20–24-years-old by travel-to-work area in Northern Ireland is as follows:
Travel to work area 16–19-year-olds 20–24-year-olds Armagh 496 659 Ballymena 1,719 2,174 Belfast 9,476 12,503 Coleraine 977 1,287 Cookstown 314 477 Craigavon 1,382 1,811 Downpatrick 681 966 Dungannon 515 849 Enniskillen 637 969 Londonderry 2,068 2,982 Newry 847 1,424 Omagh 472 799 Strabane 590 843 Note: Separate figures for the 20–25-year-old age group are not available.