HC Deb 05 May 1966 vol 727 c149W
Dr. John Dunwoody

asked the Minister of Labour what were the percentage rates of unemployment in each of the south-western

PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN EACH OF THE SOUTH-WESTERN COUNTIES
November December January February March April
County 1965 1965 1966 1966 1966 1966
Cornwall (incl. Isles of Scilly) … 5.5 5.1 5.5 5.4 4.6 4.0
Devonshire … … 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.3
Dorset (excl. Poole) … … 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.8 1.6
Gloucestershire … … 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.2
Somerset … … 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4
Wiltshire … … 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1