§ 53. Mr. Hunterasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of persons over 50 years of age registered as unemployed at the employment exchanges at the latest convenient date; what percentage this forms of the total number of unemployed; and if he will state the comparative figures for the same period in 1961.
§ Mr. Hare110,175 such persons, or 31.6 per cent. of the total, were registered as wholly unemployed on 11th December, 1961, compared with 111,743 or 35.3 per cent, on 12th December, 1960.