§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report for each quarter since January 1979 the unemployment figures for (a) Wales and (b) each county in Wales, by sex, duration and age, using the age categories (i) under 18, (ii) 18, (iii) 19, (iv) 20 to 24, (v) 25 to 29, (vi) 30 to 34, (vii) 35 to 44, (viii) 45 to 49, (ix) 50 to 54, (x) 55 to 59, (xi) 60 to 64, (xii) 65 years and over and (xiii) total, all ages.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsI shall write to the hon. Gentleman.
§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in the Official Report the number of unfilled vacancies in (a) Wales and (b) each county in Wales in (i) October 1979, (ii) January 1980, (iii) October 1983 and (iv) January 1984.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThere are no comprehensive figures relating to the total numbers of vacancies in the economy at any one time.
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the current recorded rate of unemployment in Wales for people aged 18 to 25 years; and what was the rate of unemployment for this age group in 1979.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsUnemployment rates by age groups are not available. However, the latest age and duration analysis of unemployed claimants which relates to January 1984 indicates that 60,909 were aged 18 to 24 years. Comparable information for 1979 is not available.
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total of unemployed young people aged (a) 17 years, (b) 18 years and (c) 18 to 25 years who have been out of work for 52 weeks or more.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information is not available in the precise form requested. The latest age and duration analysis of unemployed claimants which relates to January 1984 categorises the figures as follows:—
Unemployed for over 52 weeks Aged Numbers 17 years 973 18 years 2,599 19 to 24 years 17,465