§ 77. Sir A. Hurdasked the Minister of Labour what are the latest numbers of people registered as unemployed and of vacant jobs in the Reading, Newbury and Hungerford districts compared with a year ago; and how many persons have remained unemployed for three months or longer.
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§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe following is the reply:
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE READING, NEWBURY AND HUNGERFORD EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND THE READING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES AND THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES NOTIFIED TO THESE OFFICES AND REMAINING UNFILLED — Numbers registered as unemployed Notified vacancies remaining unfilled Males Females Total Males Females Total Reading January, 1958 … … 655 296 951 486 350 836 January, 1959 … … 775 333 1,108 426 342 768 Newbury January, 1958 … … 82 37 119 123 55 178 January, 1959 … … 124 58 182 83 35 118 Hungerford January, 1958 … … 34 9 43 75 7 82 January, 1959 … … 55 5 60 66 8 74 The monthly analyses according to duration of unemployment distinguish those who have been unemployed for two weeks and eight weeks. The numbers on the registers of the Reading, Newbury and Hungerford local offices who, at 12th January, 1959, had been continuously unemployed for more than eight weeks were as follows:
— Males Females Total Reading … 359 100 459 Newbury … 40 16 56 Hungerford … 20 1 21