§ 66. Mr. Shortasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of unemployed in the 15 Tyneside local authorities on 1st November, 1956, 1957, and 1958; and, of these, how many were unemployed in the building, ship-repairing, and engineering industries, respectively.
§ Mr. WoodThe following table gives the information desired.
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN THE TYNESIDE AREA AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES — 12th November, 1956 11th November, 1957 17th November, 1958 Building 479 608 1,093 *Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing 317 698 1,816 Engineering 427 377 183 All industries and services 6,868 7,182 12,773 *Separate figures for ship-repairing are not available. Note.—Counts of the unemployed are made only at dates towards the middle of each month.