§ Mr. Altonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in the following age bands have been unemployed in Liverpool; and for how long (a) 16 to 18 years, (b) 18 to 20 years, (c) 20 to 25 years, (c) 25 to 30 years (e) 30 to 35 years, (f) 35 to 40 years, (g) 40 to 45 years, (h) 45 to 50 years, (i) 50 to 55 years, (j) 55 to 60 years and (k) 60 to 65 years.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives the information for unemployed claimants in the area covered by the Liverpool and Toxeth jobcentres on 5 April 1984, the latest date for which an analysis by age and duration of unemployment is available.
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Duration in weeks Under 18 18 and 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65 and over Total Over 78 and up to 104 38 242 363 209 111 104 91 76 77 66 7 0 1,384 Over 104 and up to 156 0 187 534 288 211 189 148 130 102 110 5 0 1,904 Over 156 and up to 208 0 20 357 238 176 140 100 116 81 83 11 0 1,322 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 224 240 198 183 187 199 88 67 8 0 1,394 Over 260 0 0 48 81 70 75 84 90 233 271 37 0 989 Total 666 1,714 3,542 2,176 1,412 1,241 1,010 1,027 932 857 202 0 14,779