Written question asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 8 November 2011 on behalf of the UK Statistics Authority.

Unemployment: Under 25s

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many persons aged between (a) 16 and 18 years-old, and (b) 18 and 25 years-old were actively seeking work during October 2011.

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 31 October 2011. As Director General of the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many persons aged between 16 and 18 and between 18 and 25 were actively seeking work during October 2011 [HL 12861]. The requested information is not available. National Statistics estimates of unemployment are published for three-month average time periods rather than for individual months. Estimates for the three months to October 2011 will be published on 14 December 2011.

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