Mr. Alan Williamsasked the Minister of Labour how the average length of period of registered unemployment for disabled workers compares with the average length of period of registered unemployment for able-bodied workers.
§ Mr. MarshThe following tables analyse the wholly unemployed and the registered disabled unemployed in Great Britain at 11th January, 1965, according to duration of unemployment. Because the numbers of unemployed are not uniformly spread throughout the periods of unemployment into which they are grouped, average periods of unemployment are not available.
(a) Wholly unemployed in Great Britain at 11th January, 1965, according to duration of unemployment:
Duration in weeks Total One or less … … … 54,404 Over 1, up to 2 … … … 32,639 Over 2, up to 3 … … … 19,872 Over 3, up to 4 … … … 16,871 Over 4, up to 5 … … … 15,588 Over 5, up to 6 … … … 14,265 Over 6, up to 7 … … … 12,502 Over 7, up to 8 … … … 11,565 Over 8, up to 9 … … … 10,418 Over 9, up to 13 … … … 33,430 Over 13, up to 26 … … … 52,006 Over 26, up to 39 … … … 22,059 Over 39, up to 52 … … … 14,067 Over 52 … … … 63,698 (b) Disabled persons wholly unemployed in Great Britain at 11th January, 1965, according to duration of unemployment:
Duration in weeks Total One or less … … … 1,833 Over 1, up to 2 … … … 1,687 Over 2, up to 3 … … … 1,687 Over 3, up to 4 … … … 1,259 Over 4, up to 5 … … … 1,255 Over 5, up to 6 … … … 1,265 Over 6, up to 7 … … … 1,191 Over 7, up to 8 … … … 1,236 Over 8, up to 9 … … … 1,110 Over 9, up to 13 … … … 4,018 Over 13, up to 26 … … … 8,305 Over 26, up to 39 … … … 4,384 Over 39, up to 52 … … … 3,042 Over 52 … … … 18,484