§ 42. Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Minister of Labour how many unemployed there are in Lyme Regis; what percentage of the working population this represents; and how this compares with a year ago.
§ Mr. FernyhoughSeparate figures are not available for Lyme Regis, which forms part of the area covered by the Bridport Employment Exchange.
On 13th March, 1967, there were 299 persons registered as unemployed at Bridport representing 4.7 per cent. of the estimated number of employees in the area. The corresponding figures for 14th March, 1966 were 219 and 3.4 per cent.