§ Mr. Moyleasked the Minister of Labour how many persons were unemployed in each month in 1958; what percentage of the labour force the figures 165W represent; what was the increase in the Retail Price Index and Wage Rates Index during the year; and if he will give similar information for the period 1st June, 1962, to 30th May, 1963.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsFollowing is the information:
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN GREAT BRITAIN AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN 1958 Numbers unemployed Percentage rate 13th January, 1958 395,527 1.8 17th February, 1958 424,547 1.9 17th March, 1958 433,071 2.0 14th April, 1958 443,699 2.0 12th May, 1958 447,556 2.1 16th June, 1958 429,257 2.0 14th July, 1958 411,838 1.9 11th August, 1958 445,603 2.0 15th September, 1958 475,986 2.2 13th October, 1958 513,842 2.4 17th November, 1958 536,027 2.5 8th December, 1958 531,727 2.4 Between mid-January and mid-December, 1958. the Index of Retail Prices rose by 1.9 per cent. During the period end-December, 1957, to end-December, 1958, there were increases of 3.7 per cent. and 3.8 per cent. respectively, in the Indices of weekly and hourly rates of wages, for all industries and services.
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN GREAT BRITAIN AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT FROM JUNE, 1962 TO MAY, 1963 Numbers unemployed Percentage rate 18th June, 1962 397,183 1.7 16th July, 1962 400,418 1.7 13th August, 1962 464,376 2.0 10th September, 1962 465,138 2.0 15th October, 1962 501,378 2.2 12th November, 1962 544,667 2.4 10th December, 1962 566,158 2.5 14th January, 1963 815,099 3.5 11th February, 1963 878,363 3.8 11th March, 1963 702,140 3.0 8th April, 1963 604,619 2.6 13th May, 1963 553,623 2.4 Between mid-June, 1962, and mid-May, 1963, the Index of Retail Prices rose by 1.0 per cent. During the period end-May, 1962, to end-May, 1963, the Indices of weekly and hourly rates of wages rose by 3.8 per cent. and 3.9 per cent. respectively, for all industries and services.