The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated June 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what the rate of youth unemployment was in Hemel Hempstead Constituency at the end of each month since January 2005. [208495]""The Office for National Statistics compiles unemployment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation definitions. Unfortunately, sample sizes are too small to produce estimates of the rate of youth unemployment in the Hemel Hempstead constituency.""As an alternative, table 1 attached, shows the percentage of persons aged 18-24 claiming Job Seekers Allowance in the Hemel Hempstead constituency for each month since January 2005.""These figures, along with many other labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available for the Hemel Hempstead Parliamentary Constituency on the NOMIS website at:""https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/pca/2030043201/report.aspx"<Table width="100%" summary="" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0"><thead><tr><th>Table 1: Percentage of persons aged 18-24, claiming jobseeker's allowance resident in the Hemel Hempstead parliamentary constituency, January 2005 to April 2008</th></tr></thead><TR><TD>Period</TD><TD>Rate¹</TD></TR><TR><TD>2005</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>January</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>February</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>March</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>April</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>May</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>June</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>July</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>August</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR><TD>September</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR><TD>October</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>November</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>December</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>2006</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>January</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>February</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR><TD>March</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR><TD>April</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR><TD>May</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR><TD>June</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR><TD>July</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR><TD>August</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR><TD>September</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR><TD>October</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR><TD>November</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR><TD>December</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>2007</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>January</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>February</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR><TD>March</TD><TD>5</TD></TR><TR><TD>April</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>May</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>June</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>July</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>August</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>September</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>October</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR><TD>November</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR><TD>December</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>2008</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>January</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR><TD>February</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>March</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><TR><TD>April</TD><TD>4</TD></TR><tfoot><TR><td>¹ Rates for all periods are based on mid-2005 population estimates.</td></TR><TR><td>Source:</td></TR><TR><td>Jobcentre Plus administrative system.</td></TR></tfoot></Table>