HC Deb 25 February 1964 vol 690 c58W
Mr. A. Lewis

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will publish in HANSARD a table of figures giving the annual percentage rise or fall in the number of unemployed since 1951 in the County Borough of West Ham, taking that year as equalling 100.

Mr. Whitelaw

The following is the information in respect of the area covered by Canning Town and Stratford Employment Exchanges and West Ham Youth Employment Office:

Unemployment level (February, 1951=100)
February, 1951 100
February, 1952 162
February, 1953 178
February, 1954 164
February, 1955 92
February, 1956 92
February, 1957 161
February, 1958 184
February, 1959 248
February, 1960 179
February, 1961 150
February, 1962 230
February, 1963 370
February, 1964 184

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