§ 32. Mr. Peter Millsasked the Minister of Labour if he will now give the numbers of people from the Bideford employment area who have been found jobs in productive industries as the result of recent measures to move people from service industries to productive industries.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsBetween 7th July and 9th November, 1966, 158 persons—132 males and 26 females—were placed in employment by the Bideford Employment Exchange in productive industries, defined as Orders I to XVIII of the Standard Industrial Classification.
| TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT THE BIDEFORD EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE | ||||||||
| Men | Boys | Women | Girls | Total | Percentage rate | Temporarily stopped included in total | ||
| 14th November 1966 | … | 289 | 4 | 82 | 11 | 386 | 4.7 | 4 |
| 8th November 1965 | … | 241 | 7 | 74 | 8 | 330 | 4.0 | 6 |
| 9th November 1964 | … | 216 | 6 | 75 | 7 | 304 | 3.7 | 6 |
| 11th November 1963 | … | 343 | 24 | 102 | 21 | 490 | 6.2 | 14 |
| 12th November 1962 | … | 218 | 7 | 82 | 11 | 318 | 3.8 | — |
| 13th November 1961 | … | 177 | 6 | 63 | 8 | 254 | 3.3 | 11 |
| 14th November 1960 | … | 168 | 3 | 62 | 12 | 245 | 3.0 | 5 |