§ 88. Mr. E. Johnsonasked the Minister of Labour the numbers of men and women employed, of unfilled vacancies and of unemployed in Manchester at the latest convenient date; and what were the corresponding average figures for the period between October, 1946, and October, 1951.
§ Mr. WatkinsonThe table below gives the information desired about vacancies unfilled and unemployment.
NUMBERS OF VACANCIES NOTIFIED TO EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN MANCHESTER AND REMAINING UNFILLED AND THE NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT THOSE EXCHANGES — Males Females Total Notified vacancies remaining unfilled: (a) At 9th March, 1955 3,149 5,955 9,104 (b) Average of figure at quarterly dates from October, 1946–October, 1951 3,842 6,399 10,241 Numbers of persons registered as unemployed: (a) At 14th March, 1955 2,828 872 3,700 (b) Average of monthly figures from October, 1946–October, 1951 4,087 1,160 5,247 The latest date for which figures of employment are available was at end of 18W May, 1954, when the total numbers of employees in employment in Manchester (including Stretford) were, approximately, 290,000 males and 180,000 females. Precisely comparable figures are not available for the whole of the period 1946–51, but at the end of May, 1951, the total was approximately the same as in 1954.