HC Deb 29 January 1957 vol 563 cc138-9W
16. Mr. Hale

asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number of male and female workers registered as wholly unemployed, temporarily stopped, and on short-time, at the Oldham, Chadderton and Failsworth employment exchanges at the most recent convenient

NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE OLDHAM AND CHADDERTON, FAILSWORTH AND ROYTON EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES AT 16TH JANUARY, 1956, AND 14TH JANUARY, 1957.
Males Females Total
Employment Exchanges (including Youth Employment Offices) Wholly unemployed Temporarily stopped Wholly unemployed Temporarily stopped
16th January, 1956:
Oldham and Chadderton 368 138 149 403 1,058
Failsworth 96 23 22 15 156
Royton 8 67 6 33 114
14th January, 1957:
Oldham and Chadderton 511 7 191 23 732
Failsworth 99 47 21 15 182
Royton 16 6 5 27

NOTES
Royton has been shown as it is always included with Oldham in published figures.
The numbers "temporarily stopped" represent the numbers working short-time or otherwise stood off who were not at work on 16th January, 1956, or 14th January, 1957.