HC Deb 27 July 1984 vol 64 cc869-70W
Mr. Corbyn

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the number of people unemployed in the Islington, North constituency aged under 25 years, 25 years to 50 years and over 50 years, respectively; and how many school leavers are unemployed.

Mr. Alan Clark

Analyses of unemployment by age are made quarterly and the following table gives the information for unemployed claimants on 5 April 1984, the latest available, in the Holloway jobcentre area, which corresponds closely to the Islington, North constituency.

Age Number
Under 25 years 4,146
25 to 49 years 5,867
50 years and over 1,708
Total 11,721
School leavers under 18 included in total 229

Analyses of unemployed school leavers are available monthly, and on 14 June there were 253 unemployed claimant school leavers under 18, and 91 unemployed non-claimant school leavers in the area.