HC Deb 28 March 1990 vol 170 cc220-2W
Mr. Andrew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of unemployed students in each region of the country for each month from May 1989 to November 1990.

Mr. Nicholls

The information is available in the Library. The following table shows for each month from May 1989 to February 1990 the number of unemployed students in each region of the country. Unemployment figures are not available for the requested group in Northern Ireland and no figures are available beyond February 1990. Figures on unemployed students are published separately and are not included in the monthly claimant count.

The number of students on vacation and claiming unemployment related benefits (not seasonally adjusted)
South East
Total
May 1989 316
June 1989 509
July 1989 11,488
August 1989 12,618
September 1989 13,115
October 1989 1,814
November 1989 604
December 1989 499
January 1990 366
February 1990 319
West Midlands
Total
May 1989 120
June 1989 286
July 1989 8,081
August 1989 7,677
September 1989 8,392
October 1989 850
November 1989 189
December 1989 138
January 1990 96
February 1990 74
Yorkshire and Humberside
Total
May 1989 77
June 1989 241
July 1989 9,006
August 1989 8,579
September 1989 9,635
October 1989 970
Total
November 1989 117
December 1989 88
January 1990 85
February 1990 68
East Anglia
Total
May 1989 11
June 1989 35
July 1989 1,310
August 1989 1,230
September 1989 1,414
October 1989 108
November 1989 24
December 1989 23
January 1990 16
February 1990 22
South West
Total
May 1989 36
June 1989 89
July 1989 3,944
August 1989 3,904
September 1989 4,121
October 1989 315
November 1989 70
December 1989 47
January 1990 30
February 1990 26
East Midlands
Total
May 1989 70
June 1989 170
July 1989 5,115
August 1989 4,936
September 1989 5,715
October 1989 469
November 1989 111
December 1989 80
January 1990 54
February 1990 37
Northern
Total
May 1989 47
June 1989 198
July 1989 5,840
August 1989 5,338
September 1989 6,645
October 1989 402
November 1989 68
December 1989 62
January 1990 37
February 1990 34
Scotland
Total
May 1989 205
June 1989 2,010
July 1989 13,853
August 1989 13,949
September 1989 13,204
October 1989 1,248
November 1989 226
December 1989 163
January 1990 119
February 1990 88
Great Britain
Total
May 1989 1,102
June 1989 4,083
July 1989 78,223
August 1989 77,362
September 1989 83,682
October 1989 7,840
November 1989 1,761
December 1989 1,334
January 1990 989
February 1990 832
North West
Total
May 1989 153
June 1989 412
July 1989 12,962
August 1989 13,037
September 1989 14,362
October 1989 1,163
November 1989 280
December 1989 188
January 1990 139
February 1990 126
Wales
Total
May 1989 67
June 1989 133
July 1989 6,624
August 1989 6,094
September 1989 7,079
October 1989 501
November 1989 72
December 1989 46
January 1990 47
February 1990 38