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Written question asked by David Laws (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 12 March 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 March 2012. It was answered by Nick Hurd (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 March 2012 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Employment: Young People

Question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people aged (a) 18 to 21 and (b) 22 to 24 years were (i) in employment and (ii) self-employed in England in the last year for which figures are available.
Answer

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated March 2012:"As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, l have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people aged (a) 18 to 21 and (b) 22 to 24 are (i) in employment and (ii) self-employed in England in the last year for which figures are available (100063).""The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles employment statistics for England from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.""According to the LFS, during the period October to December 2011, there were 1.29 million people aged 18 to 21 and 1.49 million people aged 22 to 24 in employment in England. In the same period, there were 57,000 people aged 18 to 21 and 102,000 people aged 22 to 24 self-employed in England."

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
100063; 542 c332W
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Employment Young people
Link
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