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CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Teenage Employment

Question No. 274

MR WOOD - asked the Chief Minister on notice on 19 September 1990:

(1) For each of the quarters since March 1986, what has been the rate of teenage unemployment in the ACT.

(2) Is the Minister satisfied that these figures are an accurate reflection of the employment for teenagers in the ACT.

(3) What programs operate to assist young people into employment, and at what cost..

MR KAINE - The answer to the members question is as follows:

(1) Teenage unemployment in the ACT has fluctuated between 25.7$ in March 1986 to 11.3$ in June 1990. The unemployment rates for teenagers since March 1986 are listed below:

QUARTER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

MARCH 1986 25.7

JUNE 1986 22.8

SEPTEMBER 1986 17.8

DECEMBER 1986 23.8

MARCH 1987 25.7

JUNE 1987 18.1

SEPTEMBER 1987 15.4

DECEMBER 1987 20.5

MARCH 1988 20.1

JUNE 1988 21.5

SEPTEMBER 1988 17.1

DECEMBER 1988 22.6

MARCH 1989 16.0

JUNE 1989 16.1

SEPTEMBER 1989 16.4

DECEMBER 1989 20.7

MARCH 1990 25.9

JUNE 1990 11.3

(Source: ABM The Labour Force, 6203).

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