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This document is also available in pdf format (177k) News Release NEW DEAL FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN SCOTLAND: STATISTICS TO END NOVEMBER 2000 A NATIONAL STATISTICS PUBLICATION This is the latest News Release in a monthly series giving summary information up to the end of November 2000. Information is given on the numbers of people at different stages of New Deal processes in Scotland, the equivalent figures for Great Britain, and the different routes that they have followed. Employers The number of employers signed up to New Deal by the end of November 2000 was 12,500 in Scotland and 81,500 in Great Britain. NEW DEAL FOR THE YOUNG UNEMPLOYED (NEW DEAL 18-24) Jobs Since the New Deal scheme began, 30,900 young people in Scotland have gone into jobs from New Deal compared to 269,200 across Great Britain. In fact in November 2000 alone, 1,200 in Scotland, and 9,200 in Great Britain entered jobs. Of the 30,900 entering jobs in Scotland, 23,000 were sustained: 19,500 of which were unsubsidised, while 3,500 were subsidised. Participants There were 63,300 starts on New Deal in Scotland by the end of November 2000. Of these, 52,000 clients have left the programme, leaving 11,300 participants still on New Deal. This compares to 98,400 participants in New Deal in Great Britain. Of the 11,300 participants in New Deal 18-24 at the end of November in Scotland, the majority 4,800 (43%) were on the New Deal gateway, 4,000 (35%) were on options and 2,500 (22%) were on follow through. Destinations Of the 52,000 leavers, 39% went into unsubsidised employment, 14% onto other benefits, 23% onto other known destinations and 25% into unknown destinations. 11% of leavers for unsubsidised employment leave before having an initial interview, 58% leave during Gateway, 13% leave from an option and the reminder, 18% leave from Follow Through. Client group Youth unemployment (18-24s unemployment for 6 months or more) in Scotland was around 3,000 in December 2000. This was a fall of 27% per cent in the last year, and 62% per cent lower than 2 years earlier. The fall was slightly faster over this period than that for Great Britain as a whole. NEW DEAL FOR THE LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED (NEW DEAL 25+) Jobs Since the New Deal scheme began, 5,500 people in Scotland have gone into jobs compared to 61,000 across Great Britain. Around 260 and 2,400 jobs were gained in November 2000 in Scotland and Great Britain respectively. Of the 5,500 entering jobs in Scotland, 4,400 were in sustained employment, of which 3,200 were unsubsidised. Participants There were 33,300 starts on New Deal in Scotland by the end of November 2000. Of these, 26,400 clients left the programme, leaving 6,900 participants still in New Deal. This compares to 66,300 participants in New Deal in Great Britain. 31% of participants in New Deal 25+ in Scotland have been aged over 50 years old and 85% of clients are male. Of the 6,900 participants in New Deal 25+ at the end of November 2000 in Scotland, the vast majority 86% were on the Advisory Process; 5% were on Training for Work and 4% were in subsidised employment. Destinations 53% of all leavers from the Advisory process return to claiming JSA without taking up a New Deal opportunity. This compares to 47% in Great Britain. Client group Long term unemployment (over 25s who have been unemployment for 2 years or more) in Scotland was 10,700 in December 2000. This was 11% lower than last year, and has dropped by 39 per cent since 1997. Long term unemployment continues to fall significantly quicker in Great Britain as a whole than in Scotland: a trend over the last few years. NEW DEAL FOR LONE PARENTS Jobs In Scotland, 6,800 clients in the New Deal for Lone Parents have gone into jobs, compared to 68,600 jobs across Great Britain. Participants Around 17,000 people have participated on New Deal for lone parents to the end of October in Scotland, compared to 173,000 across Great Britain. FURTHER DETAILS New Deal Statistics New Deal for Young Unemployed (New Deal 18-24) Table A0: New Deal 18-24 Key Facts January 1998 to November 2000 Table A1: New Deal 18-24 Summary figures Table A2: Numbers participating in New Deal 18-24 at end of November 2000 Table A3: Numbers moving on from New Deal 18-24 Gateway by immediate destination 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 up to end November 2000 Chart 1: Numbers entering and leaving New Deal 18-24 by month (Scotland) Chart 2: Position of those on New Deal 18-24 at end November 2000 (Scotland) Chart 3: Entries to sustained jobs from New Deal 18-24 (Scotland) New Deal for the Long-term Unemployed (New Deal 25+) Table B0: New Deal 25+ Key Facts June 1998 to November 2000 Table B1: New Deal 25+ Summary figures Table B2: Numbers participating in New Deal 25+ at end of November 2000 Table B3: Numbers moving on from New Deal 25+ Advisory Interview by destination Table B4: Numbers into employment from New Deal 25+ by month (Scotland) Chart 4: Numbers entering and leaving New Deal 25+ by month (Scotland) Chart 5: Entries to sustained jobs from New Deal 25+ (Scotland) New Deal for Lone Parents Table C0: New Deal for Lone Parents Key Facts October 1998 to October 2000 Alternatively, contact Sophie Cruickshank, ELLD, NDAT: 2, Scottish Executive, Meridian Court, 3rd Floor, Cadogan Street, Glasgow G2 6AT. Telephone 0141-242-5490. Email: sophie.cruickshank@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. 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