§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the ratio of wholly unemployed males to notified vacancies in Scotland, Wales, Greater London and the regions of England; and what is the corresponding ratio for unemployed youths.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table shows, for men aged 18 and over, boys under 18 and males of all ages, the numbers of notified vacancies remaining 435W unfilled per 100 registered wholly unemployed persons:
NOTIFIED VACANCIES PER HUNDRED REGISTERED WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED PERSONS AT NOVEMBER, 1971 (PROVISIONAL) Men, aged 18 and over Boys, under 18 Males, all ages Scotland 2.6 11.3 3.2 Wales 7.1 29.7 8.5 Greater London 19.2 173.4 24.1 South East 20.2 135.9 24.4 East Anglia 10.9 55.3 12.7 South West 12.9 79.0 15.2 West Midlands 6.3 42.5 8.0 East Midlands 11.5 64.4 13.5 Yorkshire and Humberside 5.6 34.3 7.0 North West 6.1 22.7 7.0 North 4.1 11.8 4.6 The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.