[holding answer 8 June 2009]: The available information is in the following table:
Aged: November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 under 17 15 25 10 25 30 40 17 185 145 60 135 140 165 18 4,775 3,585 1,480 2,825 2,880 3,315 19 4,865 3,765 1,725 3,550 3,830 4,295 20-24 23,295 17,825 8,865 19,580 19,760 21,535 25-29 14,310 10,970 6,225 15,220 14,790 15,815 30-34 9,900 7,390 4,560 11,165 10,615 10,975 35-39 9,385 7,350 4,675 10,870 10,375 10,845 40-44 9,395 7,285 4,875 11,235 10,675 11,245 45-49 9,015 6,915 4,575 10,435 9,820 10,425 50-54 7,485 5,685 3,755 8,370 8,065 8,390 55-59 5,675 4,450 3,035 6,365 5,890 6,340 60 and over 1,155 970 635 1,490 1,450 1,530 Column total 99,440 76,380 44,470 101,255 98,310 104,920 Notes: 1. The number of off-flows moving into employment include claimants who increased their employment hours beyond 16 per week. 2. This information is published on the Nomis website at: www.nomisweb.co.uk 3. The percentage of people leaving with an unknown destination recorded has increased over the last 10 years. This is because the completion levels of the JSA40 (forms filled in by people leaving JSA) have decreased over this period. This should be taken into account when interpreting these statistics, as many of these ‘unknown’ leavers will have moved into employment or other benefits. The data are not seasonally adjusted. Source: 100 per cent. count of claimants of unemployment-related benefits, Jobcentre Plus Computer Systems.