HC Deb 11 December 1967 vol 756 cc15-7W
Mr. Randall

asked the Minister of Labour how many persons, male and female, and persons under 18 years of

TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE GATESHEAD EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND IN THE NORTHERN REGION
Men Boys Women Girls Total Percentage rate for the Tyneside area which includes Gateshead
GATESHEAD
13th November, 1967 … 1,597 97 189 41 1,924 4.4
9th November, 1964 … 1,122 129 142 13 1,406 3.1
11th November, 1963 … 1,562 205 400 35 2,202 4.7
12th November, 1951 … 1,021 39 524 37 1,621 4.1
Men Boys Women Girls Total Percentage rate
NORTHERN REGION
13th November, 1967 … 44,737 2,300 8,186 1,365 56,588 4.5
9th November, 1964 … 28,378 2,170 8,244 1,301 40,093 3.0
11th November, 1963 … 39,632 3,992 12,369 2,310 58,303 4.4
12th November, 1951 … 16,824 526 10,931 1,064 29,345 2.4
Percentage changes in the total numbers registered as unemployed were:
Gateshead Northern region
November, 1951 to November, 1963 … … … … +35.8 +98.7
November, 1963 to November, 1964 … … … … -36.1 -31.2
November, 1964 to November, 1967 … … … … +36.8 +41.1

Mr. Brewis

asked the Minister of Labour if he will give a list of the 20 employment exchanges in the United Kingdom with the highest rates of unemployment.

Mr. Fernyhough:

Following is the information for 13th November, 1967:

Ballymoney. Newcastle
Brixham. (Northern Ireland).
Campbeltown. Newry.
Enniskillen. Omagh.
Gunnislake. Porthcawl.
Helston. Portree.
Ilfracombe. Rothesay.
Kilkeel. Stornoway.
Lerwick. Strabane.
Londonderry. Wadebridge.
Wick.

Mr. Alec Jones

asked the Minister of Labour if he will give a list of Welsh employment exchanges which have a percentage of unemployment below the national average, specifying for each area the percentage of unemployed persons.

age, male and female, respectively, were registered as unemployed at the November 1967 count in the Gateshead employment area and the Northern Region, respectively; what were the comparable figures for each of the years 1951, 1963 and 1964; what percentage the total figures for each of the years represents of unemployment; and what was the percentage increase or decrease between each of the years.

Mr. Fernyhough:

Following is the information:

Mr. Fernyhough:

In the following four Employment Exchange or travel-to-work areas in Wales the percentage rate of unemployment at 13th November, 1967, was below the rate for Great Britain (2.5):—

  • Brecon (2.2*).
  • Carmarthen (2.1).
  • Shotton (1.8*).
  • Denbigh (1.6).
  • *Travel-to-work area.

Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the proportion of unemployed persons in England, Scotland and Wales, respectively, who are under 20 years of age.

Mr. Fernyhough:

Age analyses of the registered wholly unemployed are made in January and July each year. In July 1967 about 12 per cent., 16 per cent. and 17 per cent. of all persons registered as wholly unemployed in England, Scotland and Wales, respectively, were under 20 years of age.

Mr. Marten

asked the Minister of Labour in how many months in the 13 years up to October 1964 unemployment stood at 500,000 or above; and in which months in 1967 unemployment stood at 500,000 or above.

Mr. Fernyhough:

The total number registered as unemployed in Great Britain exceeded 500,000 on seventeen occasions between November 1951 and October 1964 and in the months of January to May and August to November in 1967.