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Table 2: Number of claimants of jobseeker's allowance aged 18 to 24, resident in the Yorkshire & Humber constituencies.
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Barnsley Central	805	740	605	570	500	430	410	380	440	500
Barnsley East & Mexborough	825	740	620	575	550	470	455	395	450	560
Barnsley West & Penistone	630	555	490	445	410	365	360	275	295	345
Batley & Spen	625	510	455	390	340	325	340	275	335	450
Beverley & Holderness	515	510	440	400	345	310	290	255	290	335
Bradford North	1,165	1,020	880	855	835	845	795	675	690	785
Bradford South	760	705	630	575	560	570	580	470	490	595
Bradford West	1,530	1,410	1,210	1,190	1,140	1,115	1,070	910	960	1,005
Brigg & Goole	520	455	390	340	310	315	285	270	305	325
Calder Valley	495	450	410	350	320	310	280	240	275	365
City of York	770	600	490	450	415	380	365	350	350	465
Cleethorpes	775	690	595	535	495	425	400	360	415	445
Colne Valley	525	475	420	385	325	340	310	270	295	365
Dewsbury	595	515	485	425	380	365	345	305	345	445
Don Valley	750	590	510	460	430	360	350	325	395	430
Doncaster Central	1,115	900	725	645	615	545	565	545	650	700
Doncaster North	870	760	595	570	530	465	440	440	565	630
East Yorkshire	545	470	415	390	415	360	310	315	320	365
Elmet	375	320	275	240	195	180	190	170	180	230
Great Grimsby	1,095	1,050	880	865	790	735	670	640	750	815
Halifax	885	760	650	605	550	570	540	455	500	620
Haltemprice & Howden	325	305	245	205	190	180	165	160	170	185
Harrogate & Knaresborough	295	215	185	150	135	120	130	130	125	155
Hemsworth	685	625	560	505	430	380	380	335	415	505
Huddersfield	1,000	880	740	620	595	575	560	485	510	595
Keighley	570	540	505	450	420	405	345	315	335	355
Kingston upon Hull East	1,095	1,095	915	850	790	725	720	690	800	885
Kingston upon Hull North	1,495	1,340	1,115	975	840	840	895	835	920	1,025
Kingston upon Hull West & Hessie	1,140	1,075	880	795	750	730	785	725	795	830
Leeds Central	1,320	1,185	1,035	980	930	955	965	955	1,040	1,115
Leeds East	1,040	880	710	680	635	640	640	625	715	855
Leeds North East	635	540	470	390	365	360	380	345	360	400
Leeds North West	555	430	375	320	285	290	300	260	290	310
Leeds West	740	680	580	545	500	510	485	465	530	615
Morley & Rothwell	450	395	360	310	290	285	295	285	325	380
Normanton	435	380	300	265	240	220	200	160	220	270
Pontefract & Castleford	700	630	570	475	465	445	430	410	475	580
Pudsey	270	240	245	240	210	185	195	155	165	225
Richmond	365	305	255	225	190	190	195	170	165	195
Rother Valley	795	640	580	500	445	410	400	350	405	425
Rotherham	1,020	805	700	655	575	560	555	470	570	585
Ryedale	250	200	200	145	155	140	140	130	115	160
Scarborough & Whitby	680	610	520	475	455	410	375	390	365	420
Scunthorpe	685	645	520	480	505	485	465	405	465	545
Selby	455	395	300	250	215	200	205	195	200	270
Sheffield, Attercliffe	695	550	515	465	440	440	445	355	370	440
Sheffield, Brightside	1,080	855	810	750	675	655	660	580	615	720
Sheffield, Central	1,715	1,310	1,120	1,035	940	895	980	805	705	840
Sheffield, Hallam	465	320	270	225	190	175	190	135	110	165
Sheffield, Heeley	920	755	680	585	520	490	505	430	465	530
Sheffield, Hillsborough	670	500	450	410	340	325	310	255	270	340
Shipley	455	410	360	340	325	325	285	280	275	330
Skipton & Ripon	235	215	185	155	140	115	115	105	115	145
Vale of York	215	170	145	130	120	100	100	90	110	145
Wakefield	715	630	520	455	445	410	400	335	430	500
Wentworth	805	670	595	545	460	395	400	340	385	435
Total	41,145	35,635	30,680	27,850	25,655	24,340	23,950	21,490	23,610	27,255
Notes: 1. Claimant count data by age includes computerised claims only. 2. Results are rounded to nearest 5. Source: Jobcentre Plus administrative data.

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