§ Mr. ByersTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the percentage of 18 to 24-year-olds who are(a) full-time students, (b) in employment, (c) unemployed
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and (d) in other categories in (i) United Kingdom, (ii) France and (iii) Germany at the latest date for which information is available. [16779]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 20 February 1997]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Stephen Byers, dated 25 February 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on the economic and educational status of 18–24 year olds in the United Kingdom, France and Germany.The attached table gives estimates form the Labour Force Survey for the United Kingdom for spring 1996. Please note that full-time students can be employed, unemployed or economically inactive.Comparisons between European Union countries are published in the annual Eurostat publication Labour Force Survey Results. The latest edition is for 1995. Breakdowns by age are given for employment on table 18, unemployment on table 20 and economically inactive on table 22. Table 24 gives rates of participation in education for young people. Unfortunately the tables do not give the precise age group you have specified. This Eurostat publication is available in the House of Commons Library.
Percentage of 18–24 year olds by economic and educational status (UK, Spring 1996) All persons of whom: Full time student Not full time student All persons of whom: 100.0 23.6 76.4 In employment 64.7 8.3 56.4 ILO unemployed 10.5 0.9 9.7 Inactive 24.8 14.4 10.3 Source
ONS, Labour Force Survey.