Table 3.13: Claimant unemployment1 by age and duration, Scotland 1997-19992
|
Age group |
men |
women |
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|
<3 months |
3-6 months |
6-12 months |
1 year + |
<3 months |
3-6 months |
6-12 months |
1 year + |
|
|
Under 24 years |
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|
1997 |
12,782 |
6,355 |
4,794 |
4,164 |
5,740 |
2,626 |
1,521 |
1,162 |
|
1998 |
12,548 |
5,663 |
4,456 |
2,766 |
5,684 |
2,445 |
1,452 |
848 |
|
1999 |
12,949 |
5,374 |
3,134 |
530 |
5,510 |
2,217 |
1,185 |
184 |
|
25-34 years |
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|
1997 |
11,477 |
6,444 |
5,812 |
9,355 |
3,225 |
1,573 |
966 |
1,274 |
|
1998 |
10,921 |
5,868 |
6,211 |
7,322 |
3,132 |
1,337 |
1,026 |
1,000 |
|
1999 |
10,281 |
5,330 |
5,078 |
6,676 |
2,768 |
1,275 |
810 |
892 |
|
35-49 years |
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|
1997 |
9,797 |
5,116 |
5,052 |
11,177 |
3,198 |
1,646 |
1,340 |
1,840 |
|
1998 |
9,065 |
5,012 |
5,849 |
9,139 |
3,425 |
1,570 |
1,457 |
1,616 |
|
1999 |
8,768 |
4,602 |
5,001 |
9,393 |
3,038 |
1,498 |
1,276 |
1,660 |
|
50 years and over |
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|
1997 |
4,992 |
2,863 |
2,781 |
7,347 |
1,820 |
1,091 |
1,042 |
1,775 |
|
1998 |
4,824 |
2,487 |
2,896 |
6,603 |
1,859 |
1,006 |
1,013 |
1,626 |
|
1999 |
4,762 |
2,449 |
2,535 |
6,074 |
1,619 |
928 |
883 |
1,488 |
|
All ages |
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|
1997 |
39,048 |
20,778 |
18,439 |
32,043 |
13,983 |
6,936 |
4,869 |
6,051 |
|
1998 |
37,358 |
19,030 |
19,412 |
25,830 |
14,100 |
6,358 |
4,948 |
5,090 |
|
1999 |
36,760 |
17,755 |
15,748 |
22,673 |
12,935 |
5,918 |
4,154 |
4,224 |
Source: Office for National Statistics
1 The claimant count consists of those people who are claiming unemployment-related
benefits at Employment Service local offices and who have declared that they
are unemployed, capable of, available for and actively seeking work during the
week in which their claim is made.
2 October each year.