§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of people aged(a) 20 to 25 years, (b) 26 to 30 years, (c) 31 to 35 years, (d) 36 to 40 years, (e) 41 to 45 years, (f) 46 to 50 years and (g) 51 to 55 years are currently unemployed; and what percentage of each group is currently seeking employment.
§ Mr. McLoughlinUnemployment levels for predetermined age bands, expressed as a percentage of the work force in those particular age bands, are available using either the International Labour Organisation measure of unemployment, obtainable from the quarterly labour force survey, or the monthly claimant count measure. To be included in either of these measures, an
OECD standardised unemployment rates percent Annual Averages 1975 1985 Latest Month EC Countries Spain 3.6 21.1 19.5 November Ireland n/a 17.0 16.8 February United Kingdom 4.3 11.2 10.6 1February France 4.0 10.2 10.5 December Italy 5.8 9.6 9.9 July Belgium 5.0 11.3 8.4 January Netherlands 5.2 10.6 7.3 December Germany (FR)1 3.6 7.1 5.2 December Portugal n/a 8.5 4.2 November 1Provisional Source: OECD "Quarterly Labour Force Statistics, and "Main Economic Indicators".
There are no OECD standardised rates available prior to 1983 for Ireland and Portugal, and none at all for Denmark, Greece and Luxembourg.
2There are no reliable standardised figures available as yet for a unified Germany. The rate quoted relates to the former West Germany.
564Wunemployed person should be available for work and actively seeking employment. The table gives the extent of the readily available data from both sources—claimant unemployment rates by age are available only nationally and on a quarterly basis.
Labour force survey summer 1992 (Great Britain) Age Group Unemployment rate 20 to 25 15.2 26 to 30 10.5 31 to 35 9.1 36 to 40 7.7 41 to 45 6.4 46 to 50 6.2 51 to 55 7.9 Note: Figures are not seasonally adjusted.
Claimant count January 1993 (United Kingdom) Age Group Unemployment rate 20 to 24 17.5 25 to 29 13.5 30 to 39 10.2 40 to 49 7.7 50 to 59 10.0 Note: Figures are not seasonally adjusted.