HC Deb 30 May 1957 vol 571 cc600-1
43. Mr. Sorensen

asked the Minister of Labour how many men and women, respectively, in the Borough of Leyton are now registered as unemployed as compared with the same months in 1956 and 1955; how many of those now registered have been unemployed for longer than one week; and how many of these are wood workers or cabinet makers.

Mr. lain Macleod

As the reply includes a table of figures I will, if I may, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. Sorensen

Can the Minister circulate at the same time the number of vacancies which have occurred but which have not been filled?

Mr. Macleod

I do not know whether I can get them in time to circulate with

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE LEYTON AND WALTHAMSTOW EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES
— Males Females Total
Wholly unemployed Temporarily stopped Wholly unemployed Temporarily stopped
16th May, 1955 … 446 143 119 12 720
14th May, 1956 … 506 213 169 48 936
13th May, 1957 … 646 79 211 26 962

Of the total of 962 unemployed at 13th May, 1957, 561 had been unemployed for more than 2 weeks. (The number who had been unemployed for more than one week is not known.) The number of persons last employed in the furniture and upholstery industry included in the total of 962 was 138.

An analysis according to duration of unemployment is not available for individual industries.

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