HC Deb 26 February 1970 vol 796 cc376-9W
47. Mr. Milne

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will give details of the unemployment figures in the areas of Blyth, Bedlington and Seaton Valley, in the categories of male and female and length of time unemployed, for the years 1960, 1964 and 1969 to the nearest available date.

DURATION ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREAS COVERED BY THE BLYTH, BEDLINGTON AND SEATON DELAVAL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES
MALES
Up to 8 weeks Over 8 and up to 13 weeks Over 13 and up to 26 weeks Over 26 and up to 52 weeks Over 52 weeks Total
BLYTH:
June, 1960 … … 113 17 23 24 27 204
December, 1960 … … 131 42 40 26 25 264
January, 1964 … … 112 49 74 61 88 384
April, 1964 … … 103 32 55 67 71 328
July, 1964 … … 103 25 19 47 59 253
October, 1964 … … 131 32 47 28 78 316
January, 1969 … … 224 95 138 239 214 910
April, 1969 … … 238 94 121 238 200 891
July, 1969 … … 440 90 80 104 290 1,004
October, 1969 … … 260 191 277 79 285 1,092
January, 1970 … … 390 106 258 260 289 1,303
BEDLINGTON:
June, 1960 … … 58 10 21 19 18 126
December, 1960 … … 43 11 20 12 10 96
January, 1964 … … 110 35 53 57 60 315
April, 1964 … … 94 19 40 46 65 264
July, 1964 … … 43 18 36 26 75 198
October, 1964 … … 88 33 24 36 71 252
January, 1969 … … 155 79 185 305 84 808
April, 1969 … … 236 44 103 312 173 868
July, 1969 … … 185 53 112 130 271 751
October, 1969 … … 156 81 90 108 312 747
January, 1970 … … 200 68 139 163 290 860
SEATON DELAVAL:
June, 1960 … … 125 2 12 14 22 175
December, 1960 … … 36 8 15 21 23 103
January, 1964 … … 42 32 43 21 72 210
April, 1964 … … 45 19 27 38 46 175
July, 1964 … … 22 5 10 24 33 94
October, 1964 … … 34 19 6 15 38 112
January, 1969 … … 89 28 88 52 42 299
April, 1969 … … 107 38 44 99 48 336
July, 1969 … … 153 44 72 78 62 409
October, 1969 … … 85 51 94 74 100 404
January, 1970 … … 145 54 63 120 104 486
FEMALES
BLYTH:
June, 1960 … … 35 17 17 10 4 83
December, 1960 … … 59 18 9 4 4 94
January, 1964 … … 42 17 15 11 10 95
April, 1964 … … 57 20 14 12 13 116
July, 1964 … … 21 6 14 7 11 59
October, 1964 … … 69 15 15 8 10 117
January, 1969 … … 38 13 17 9 7 84
April, 1969 … … 52 16 19 10 13 110
July, 1969 … … 64 18 27 14 12 135
October, 1969 … … 41 16 21 19 11 108
January, 1970 … … 48 22 23 18 12 123
BEDLINGTON:
June, 1960 … … 22 4 2 5 3 36
December, 1960 … … 21 7 9 6 5 48
January, 1964 … … 45 13 19 13 15 105
April, 1964 … … 52 12 14 10 12 100
July, 1964 … … 23 9 13 6 9 60
October, 1964 … … 32 7 10 7 9 65
January, 1969 … … 30 9 7 10 6 62
April, 1969 … … 45 9 9 5 6 74
July, 1969 … … 52 13 16 9 7 97
October, 1969 … … 38 10 18 14 5 85
January, 1970 … … 30 14 11 15 12 82

Mr. Dell

Following is the information:

Up to 8 weeks Over 8 and up to 13 weeks Over 13 and up to 26 weeks Over 26 and up to 52 weeks Over 52 weeks Total
SEATON DELAVAL:
June, 1960 … … 12 5 9 4 6 36
December, 1960 … … 12 9 3 7 6 37
January, 1964 … … 31 14 21 10 11 87
April, 1964 … … 19 10 23 16 11 79
July, 1964 … … 30 5 9 19 13 76
October, 1964 … … 69 21 29 14 16 149
January, 1969 … … 19 6 7 2 11 45
April, 1969 … … 33 9 7 4 11 64
July, 1969 … … 39 9 15 4 11 78
October, 1969 … … 29 8 13 7 13 70
January, 1970 … … 29 4 14 3 6 56

Note: From July, 1962, detailed duration analyses have been made for January, April, July and October each year. For 1960, the only detailed information available for separate Employment Exchange areas relates to June and December.