§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the present percentage of total unemployed in the Barnsley and district group of employment exchanges, specifying the numbers of unemployed in the male, female and school-leaving categories.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 11th January, 1971, the rate of unemployment in the area covered by the Barnsley, Hoyland, Royston and Wombwell Employment Exchanges was 5.3 per cent. There were 3,084 persons (3,379 and 425 females) registered as unemployed of whom 31 were school leavers registered for first employment.
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§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is total unemployed in the coal zone of Yorkshire, specifying male, female and school-leavers.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 11th January, 1970, there were 15,009 persons (13,011 males and 1,998 females) registered as unemployed in the Yorkshire Coalfield sub-division of the Yorkshire and Humberside region. Of these, 175 were school leavers registered for first employment.
§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many coal miners are unemployed in Barnsley and the coal zone of Yorkshire, respectively.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 11th January, 1971, the numbers of males registered as unemployed in the Barnsley Employment Exchange area, and in the Yorkshire Coalfield sub-division of the Yorkshire and Humberside region, who last worked in the coal mining industry were 873 and 2,856, respectively.