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Aecording to the Annual Leport of the Commission for the New Tows tho noxt few years will bse critical for youth omployment in those towns, Two towns at present come under the commission — Crawley and Hemel Hempstead. Unemployment in these two towns has "in goneral, eoesessseare remained during tho yoar very much bolow the national average." However, the commission reports that it is trying to attract offices to provide jobs for the exceptional number of school—leavers axpected in the next few years. The reason for this sudden bulge is the age—-structure in the new towns and big increase in the birth-rate aftor the war.
The joint report of the development corporations of the other 11 new towns, which are not yet under Commission, also mentions the problem of finding jobs for school—leavers, At Stevenage, the lfinistry of Public Building and Works is preparing 3 offices blocks, while at Cwubran 10 small factories aro being tuilt. Nevertheless, it seeme very likely that there will be very heavy teenage unemployment in these towns.