§ Ms ChurchTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what percentage of people who are economically active and who have a degree, in each ethnic group, are unemployed; [38758]
(2) what percentage that is of the total unemployed; and if he will provide a breakdown by ethnic origin; [38768]
(3) how many people, broken down by ethnic origin, who did not gain a higher education qualification are currently unemployed; and what is that figure as a percentage of the total unemployed; [38760]
(4) what percentage of the total unemployed in each ethnic group (a) have a degree and (b) do not have a higher education qualification; [38702]
(5) what percentage of people who are economically active and who do not have a higher education qualification, in each ethnic group, are unemployed.[38703]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe available information from the winter 1995–96—December 1995 to February 1996—labour force survey for Great Britain is given in the table.
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Economic status of people of working age by highest qualification and ethnic origin winter 1995–96 (not seasonally adjusted) Great Britain, thousands and per cent. All origins White Ethnic minority groups Black Indian Pakistani/Bangladeshi Mixed/other origins Percentage of ILO unemployed —with degree 7.2 7.1 7.4 1— 1— 1— 1— —with higher education qualification 11.7 11.6 12.6 17.7 1— 1— 1— —without higher education qualification 88.3 88.4 87.4 82.3 88.8 94.9 85.7 ILO unemployment rate (per cent.) —with degree 4.3 4.0 8.0 1— 1— 1— 1— —with higher education qualification 4.2 4.0 8.4 12.9 1— 1— 1— —without higher education qualification 9.6 9.1 19.8 21.9 14.7 27.9 17.8 ILO unemployed (thousands) —with degree 163 146 16 1— 1— 1— 1— —with higher education qualification 265 237 28 14 1— 1— 1— —without higher education qualification 1,999 1,809 191 63 45 48 34 Note:
1 Less than 10,000 in cell: estimate not shown.
Source:
Labour Force Survey.
§ Ms ChurchTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the total employed under 25-year-olds in each ethnic group are economically active graduates who completed their degree in 1995. [38756]
§ Mrs. KnightThe labour force survey does not ask people in which year they obtained their qualification.
§ Ms ChurchTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what percentage of the total under 25 years of age population in each ethnic group is unemployed; and what percentage of the total unemployed in each ethnic group is under 25 years of age; [38759]
ILO unemployed of 16–24 year olds by ethnic origin in winter 1995–96 (not seasonally adjusted) Great Britain, thousands and per cent. All origins White Ethnic minority groups Black Indian Pakistani/Bangladeshi Mixed/other origins Numbers of ILO unemployed 16–24 year olds (thousands) 656 596 61 16 14 17 14 As a percentage of all 16–24 year olds 10.4 10.2 12.4 17.2 10.3 12.5 11.0 As a percentage of all ILO unemployed aged 16 and over 28.5 28.7 27.3 20.2 26.3 34.2 33.8 ILO unemployed rates for 16–24 year olds 14.6 14.0 25.1 31.4 18.9 30.1 22.8 Source:
Labour Force Survey.
§ Ms ChurchTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the current figures for unemployment among the under 25-year-olds in terms of(a) actual numbers, (b) percentage of total unemployment, (c) percentage of the under 25-year-old work force and (d) percentage of the under 25-year-old population. [38763]
§ Mrs. KnightLatest information available from the labour force survey shows that in Great Britain in spring—March to May—1996, 658,000 people aged 16 to
536W(2) how many and what percentage of the economically active under 25-year-olds in each ethnic group are unemployed. [38764]
§ Mrs. KnightThe latest information available from the winter 1995–96—December 1995 to February 1996— labour force survey for Great Britain is given in the table.
24 were ILO unemployed. This represents 29.1 per cent. of total ILO unemployment, 14.8 per cent. of those aged 16 to 24 who were economically active—the ILO unemployment rate—and 10.5 per cent. of the 16 to 24-year-old population.
§ Ms ChurchTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what percentage of the total unemployed under 25 years old in each ethnic group are economically active 537W people who did not have a higher education qualification and who had been a full-time student or pupil the previous year; [38755]
(2) what are the current unemployment figures for economically active people aged under 25 years who did not have a higher education qualification and who had been a full-time student or pupil the previous year in terms of ethnic origin; [38761]
(3) how many economically active people aged under 25 years who did not have a higher education qualification and who had been a full-time student or pupil the previous year are currently unemployed; and what is this figure as a percentage of (a) total unemployment, (b) total unemployment among under 25-year-olds and (c) the total work force of under 25-year-olds who did not have a higher education qualification and who had been a full-time student or pupil the previous year; [38766]
(4) what percentage of the work force in each ethnic group, who are economically active, aged under 25 years without a higher education qualification and had been a full-time student or pupil the previous year, are currently unemployed. [38767]
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe available information from the labour force survey is given in the table:
ILO unemployed 16–24 year olds without higher education qualifications who were full-time students 1 year previously Spring 1996 (not seasonally adjusted) Great Britain, thousands and per cent. All persons White All ethnic minorities Numbers (thousands) 160 138 22 (a) as percentage of all ILO unemployed of working age 6.6 6.6 8.8 (b) as percentage of all ILO unemployed 16–24 year olds 23.4 22.7 28.6 (c) as percentage of all economically active 16–24 year olds without higher qualifications who were FT students 1 year previously full time 21.2 19.6 43.6 Source:
Labour Force Survey.
§ Ms ChurchTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what percentage of the work force in each ethnic group, who are economically active people aged under 25 years whose highest qualification was a degree and who had been a full-time student the previous year, are currently unemployed; [38757]
(2) what are the current unemployment figures for economically active people aged under 25 years whose highest qualification was a degree and who had been a full-time student the previous year, in terms of ethnic origin; [38762]
(3) what are the current unemployment figures for economically active people aged under 25 years whose highest qualification was a degree and who had been a full-time student the previous year in terns of (a) actual numbers, (b) percentage of total unemployment,
538W(c) percentage of total unemployment among the under 25-year-olds and (d) percentage of the total work force of under 25-year-olds whose highest qualification was a degree and who had been in full-time education in the previous year. [38765]
§ Mrs. KnightThis information is not available.