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Written question asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Conservative) on Friday, 9 July 2010 on behalf of the UK Statistics Authority.

Unemployment

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what percentage of people aged (a) under 18, and (b) 18 to 25, were registered as unemployed in May in (1) each of the English regions, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland.
Answer

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply. Letter from Stephen Penneck, Director-General for ONS, to Lord Roberts of Llandudno, dated July 2010. As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking what percentage of people aged (a) under 18, and (h) 18 to 25, were registered as unemployed in May in (1) each of the English regions, (2) Scotland, (3) Wales, and (4) Northern Ireland. (HL864) The Office for National Statistics (ONS) provides figures for the number of people registered as unemployed based on claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system. Table 1 attached shows the number and percentage of 16 to 17 and 18 to 24 year olds claiming JSA in each country and government office region in May 2010 in line with the standard age bands available for JSA statistics. National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment and unemployment, are available from the NOMIS website at: http://www.nomisweb.co.uk.

Table 1: Number of persons aged 18-24 and 16-17 claiming Jobseeker's Allowance resident in each of the English regions, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in May 2010
18-24 16-17
People % People %
North East 23,375 8.9 210 0.3
North West 54,555 8.0 635 0.3
Yorkshire and The Humber 44,655 8.1 565 0.4
East Midlands 30,600 7.1 345 0.3
West Midlands 47,360 9.2 385 0.3
East 29,930 6.0 450 0.3
London 48,840 6.7 425 0.2
South East 36,645 4.9 610 0.3
South West 22,515 4.8 475 0.4
Wales 23,850 8.2 220 0.3
Scotland 37,680 7.8 1,680 1.3
Northern Ireland 16,840 9.2 85 0.2

"Source: Jobcentre Plus administrative system.""Data rounded to nearest 5." "Data rounded to nearest 5."

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
864; 720 c86WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Young people Unemployment
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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