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Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the economic inactivity levels were for 18 to 24-year-olds who were not in full-time education in each quarter since 1979. [121457]

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 19 February 2007:


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Inactive people aged 18 to 24 who were not in full-time education by gender, 1992 to 2006, United Kingdom, seasonally adjusted
Thousand
All persons Males Females

1992

Quarter 2

691

143

548

Quarter 3

632

122

511

Quarter 4

648

134

514

1993

Quarter 1

636

130

506

Quarter 2

652

140

511

Quarter 3

641

142

499

Quarter 4

631

133

497

1994

Quarter 1

626

134

492

Quarter 2

612

127

485

Quarter 3

622

129

493

Quarter 4

613

119

494

1995

Quarter 1

608

119

489

Quarter 2

588

114

474

Quarter 3

571

127

444

Quarter 4

586

131

455

1996

Quarter 1

567

120

447

Quarter 2

565

130

434

Quarter 3

558

124

434

Quarter 4

557

130

427

1997

Quarter 1

543

125

418

Quarter 2

498

101

397

Quarter 3

493

103

390

Quarter 4

482

105

377

1998

Quarter 1

488

99

389

Quarter 2

499

105

394

Quarter 3

453

88

365

Quarter 4

472

103

369

1999

Quarter 1

462

100

361

Quarter 2

484

102

382

Quarter 3

491

113

378

Quarter 4

506

120

386

2000

Quarter 1

507

116

390

Quarter 2

506

123

383

Quarter 3

505

134

370

Quarter 4

519

122

397

2001

Quarter 1

518

129

389

Quarter 2

492

114

378

Quarter 3

513

116

397

Quarter 4

495

125

370

2002

Quarter 1

509

133

376

Quarter 2

529

143

386

Quarter 3

532

144

388

Quarter 4

536

133

403

2003

Quarter 1

547

139

408

Quarter 2

557

138

419

Quarter 3

554

145

409

Quarter 4

569

150

419

2004

Quarter 1

540

140

399

Quarter 2

563

143

420

Quarter 3

586

164

422

Quarter 4

584

166

418

2005

Quarter 1

582

160

422

Quarter 2

598

173

425

Quarter 3

592

170

421

Quarter 4

610

178

432

2006

Quarter 1

617

181

435

Quarter 2

598

184

414

Quarter 3

599

166

433

Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey (LFS)

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