§ Mr. Fatchettasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in the Leeds travel-to-work area have been unemployed for (a) less than six months,(b) six months to 12 months, (c) 12 months to 18 months, (d) 18 months to two years and (e) over two years during the last month for which statistics are available.
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§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives the numbers of unemployed claimants in the Leeds travel-to-work area who, on 5 April 1984, had been unemployed for the lengths of time specified.
Duration in weeks Number Up to 26 weeks 15,356 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 8,263 Over 52 and up to 78 weeks 4,185 Over 78 and up to 104 weeks 3,194 Over 104 weeks 9,007
§ Mr. Fatchettasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young persons aged 16 to 18 years were unemployed in the Leeds travel-to-work area during the last month for which statistics are available; and what were the figures for the comparable month in the previous year.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe number of unemployed claimants aged 18 years and under in the Leeds travel-to-work area was 4,363 in April 1984, the latest date for which an analysis by age is available. The corresponding number in April 1983 was 5,326.