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NEW DEAL FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN SCOTLAND: STATISTICS TO END FEBRUARY 2002

A Scottish Executive National Statistics Publication

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As announced last month, future News Releases will appear quarterly in line with a similar change to the Statistical First Release covering Great Britain. The first in the quarterly series will be published on 30 May 2002 (statistics to the end of the first quarter of the year) with subsequent Releases at the end of August (data to the end of the second quarter), November (third quarter) and February (fourth quarter).

Monthly News Releases have already been discontinued at a Great Britain level, with no publication this month of statistics covering the ND 18-24 and ND 25+ programmes. Consequently, there is no information relating to ND 18-24 and ND 25+ in this News Release, although data for these programmes to the end of February 2002 will be contained in the May 2002 Release. Statistics to the end January and February 2002 have however, been released for the New Deal for Lone Parents and New Deal 50+ programmes respectively, and these are reported at a Scotland level in this News Release.

Employers

• The number of employers signed up to New Deal by the end of January 2002 was 14,800 in Scotland and 94,900 in Great Britain.

NEW DEAL 18-24

Data to February 2002 to be published in the first of the quarterly News Releases on 30 May 2002.

Client group unemployment

• Youth unemployment (18-24s unemployment for 6 months or more) in Scotland was 3,800 in March 2002, unchanged over the last year, compared to an increase of 6 per cent in Great Britain as a whole.

NEW DEAL 25+

Data to February 2002 to be published in the first of the quarterly News Releases on 30 May 2002.

Client Group unemployment

• Long term unemployment (over 25s who have been unemployed for 18 months or more) in Scotland was 9,100 in March 2002, a fall of 36 per cent in the last year, compared to 31% for Great Britain as a whole.

NEW DEAL 50+

• Since its launch in April 2000, New Deal 50+ has achieved 7,800 positive job outcomes in Scotland representing over 12% of the 64,000 jobs secured in GB. Around 300 and 2,300 jobs were gained in February in Scotland and GB, respectively.

Client Group unemployment

• The number of people in Scotland aged 50+ and unemployed for over 6 months, was 7,800 in March 2002. This was a fall of 14% in the last year compared to a fall of 11% in GB.

NEW DEAL FOR LONE PARENTS (DATA TO END JANUARY 2002)

Jobs

• In Scotland, at least 14,800 clients in the New Deal for Lone Parents have gone into jobs compared to 142,100 jobs across Great Britain (note these are minimum totals because data are incomplete for January).

Participants

• Since the scheme began, 22,300 people have left NDLP leaving 10,000 participants, compared to 107,600 participants across Great Britain.

GLASGOW EMPLOYMENT ZONE (DATA TO END DECEMBER 2001)

Fifteen Employment Zones were established in April 2000 in areas of GB with persistently high unemployment. Employment Zones target participants aged 25 years and over who have been receiving income-based JSA for 12 months plus or 18 months plus. Participation is mandatory. The Glasgow Employment Zone targets those unemployed for 18 months or more.

Statistics for the Glasgow zone are updated every six months with the next update due in September 2002. The latest update showing data to the end December 2001 was reported in March and can be found at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00152-00.asp

Information at a UK level can be obtained from the DfEE statistical first release at : http://www.dss.gov.uk/asd/emp_zones_mar02/emp_zones.html

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Employment Service Research and Development Report:

• WAE 111 Evaluation of Re-engineered New Deal 25+: Case Studies

FURTHER INFORMATION

The Department for Work and Pensions New Deal statistical first release for GB and the regions, "New Deal for Young People and Long Term Unemployed aged 25+" can be accessed from the URL, www.statistics.gov.uk/press_Release/CurrentReleases.asp

New Deal for Young People (New Deal 18-24) - data for Scotland and GB

• Table A0: New Deal 18-24 Key Facts
• Table A1: Numbers of Starters, Leavers and Participants in New Deal 18-24 over time
• Table A2: Stage of Participants in New Deal 18-24
• Table A3: Destinations of clients from New Deal 18-24 Gateway
• Table A4: Immediate destinations on leaving New Deal 18-24, by stage reached
• Table A5: Numbers into employment from New Deal 18-24
• Table A6: Qualifications on entry for those joining New Deal 18-24
• Chart 1: Numbers starting and leaving New Deal 18-24 by month (Scotland)
• Chart 2: Position of those on New Deal 18-24 (Scotland)
• Chart 3: Entries to sustained jobs from New Deal 18-24 (Scotland)
• Chart 6: Destination by stage of leaving New Deal 18-24 (Scotland)

Enhanced New Deal 25+ - data for Scotland and GB

• Table B0: New Deal 25+ (enhanced) Key Facts
• Table B1: Starters, Leavers and Participants in Enhanced New Deal 25+ over time
• Table B2: Stage of Participants in Enhanced New Deal 25+
• Table B3: Destinations of clients from Enhanced New Deal 25+ Advisory Interview Process
• Table B4: Numbers into employment from Enhanced New Deal 25+ by month
• Chart 4: Numbers starting and leaving New Deal 25+ (original programme) by month (Scotland)
• Chart 5: Entries to sustained jobs from New Deal 25+ (original programme) (Scotland)

New Deal for Lone Parents - data for Scotland and GB

• Table C0: New Deal for Lone Parents Key Facts

Alternatively, contact John Sweeney, ELLD, EWW: 2, Scottish Executive, Meridian Court, 3 ^rd Floor, Cadogan Street, Glasgow G2 6AT. Telephone 0141-242-5490.

Email: labour-market.statistics@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

New Deal Policy Design

More detailed information on the New Deal policy design can be found on the internet. The address of the New Deal website is: www.newdeal.gov.uk.

Details on criteria for early entry to New Deal are described in the News Release dated 29 June 2000: New Deal for Unemployed People in Scotland: Statistics to end April 2000, at the URL, http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00002-00.asp

Notes for News Editors

The New Deal for the Young Unemployed was introduced nationally on 6 April 1998. The New Deal for the Long-term Unemployed was launched throughout the country on 29 June 1998.

Employment policy is reserved to the UK Government, which takes the lead on the funding and delivery of the New Deal. In Scotland it does this in partnership with the Scottish Executive and contributing Scottish organisations, many of whom provide New Deal services under contract or provide funds and other resources, including training funds, to enhance the quality of New Deal at local level.

Further notes for News Editors can be found in the News Release dated 29 June 2000, at the URL, http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00002-00.asp

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