§ Mr. Milneasked the Minister of Labour if he will give the figures of unemployment in Blyth, Bedlington and Seaton Valley in each of the years from 1961 to 1965 at the latest available date.
§ Mr. ThorntonThe following table gives the information:
TOTAL NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED Blyth Employment Exchange Bedlington Employment Exchange Seaton Delaval Employment Exchange November, 1961 274 149 187 November, 1962 661 368 300 November, 1963 609 422 299 November, 1964 387 328 283 November, 1965 431 318 223
§ Mr. Milneasked the Minister of Labour if he will give the figures of unemployment amongst school leavers in Blyth, Bedlington and Seaton Valley in each of the years from 1961 to 1965 at the latest available date.
§ Mr. ThorntonThe numbers of school leavers registered for first employment in mid-November at the Blyth, Bedlington and Seaton Delaval Youth Employment Offices were as follows:
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Blyth Bedlington Seaton Delaval 1961 … … 5 8 3 1962 … … 18 6 5 1963 … … 40 38 15 1964 … … 9 25 9 1965 … … 9 13 1
§ Mr. Milneasked the Minister of Labour if he will give the figures of long-term unemployment in Blyth, Seaton Valley and Bedlington in each of the years from 1961 to 1965, and the numbers of persons over 50 years of age in that category.
NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED FOR OVER 26 WEEKS AT THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES OF BEDLINGTON, BLYTH AND SEATON DELAVAL Bedlington Blyth Seaton Delaval M B W G T M B W G T M B W G T July, 1965 … 99 2 14 2 117 114 2 20 — 136 42 2 120 — 164 July, 1964 … 99 2 13 2 116 101 5 15 3 124 55 2 29 3 89 July, 1965 … 108 10 25 4 147 145 8 25 1 179 103 6 17 4 130 July, 1962 … 47 2 14 1 64 72 1 9 — 82 80 — 5 3 88 June, 1961 … 28 — 9 — 37 52 4 9 2 67 41 — 10 1 52
NUMBER OF PERSONS AGED 50 YEARS AND OVER, REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED FOR OVER 26 WEEKS AT THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES OF BEDLINGTON, BLYTH AND SEATON DELAVAL Bedlington Blyth Seaton Delaval Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total July, 1965 … 66 5 71 47 6 53 32 25 57 July, 1964 … … 58 5 63 44 5 49 43 7 50 July, 1963 … … 37 7 44 54 5 59 59 5 64 July, 1962 … … 18 6 24 30 2 32 51 4 55 June, 1961 … … 13 5 18 24 6 30 33 4 37