AQW 1783/11-15

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 08/09/2011
Answered On Date: 15/09/2011
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Employment and Learning what percentage of people aged 16-25 years old are not in employment, education, or training.

Answer:

Estimates of the number of people in Northern Ireland not in education, employment, or training are derived from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The latest figures for Quarter 2 2011 estimate that there were 19.1% (48,000) of all those aged 16-25 in Northern Ireland who were not in employment, participating in government training schemes or in full-time education. It is not possible to identify separately those in part-time education or non-government sponsored training.