§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the number of registered unemployed at each of the employment exchanges in the London Borough of Newham for the week before Christmas, 1971; and how these figures compare with a stated date in June, 1970.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 6th December, 1971, the numbers of unemployed people aged 18 years and over registered at the Stratford, East Ham and Canning Town 235W Employment Exchanges were 1,100, 1,045 and 1,645 respectively. In addition, the numbers of people under 18 years of age registered at the Newham East and Newham West Careers Offices were 69 and 84. The corresponding figures for 8th June, 1970, were 834, 882, 1,082, 30 and 60.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED Great Britain London Borough of Newham* Males Females Total Males Females Total January, 1972 (provisional) Total numbers registered as unemployed … 827,750 149,788 977,538 4,010 209 4,219 of which: Temporarily stopped … 43,993 4,925 48,918 8 6 14 School-leavers … 6,364 3,661 10,025 12 2 14 Notified vacancies remaining unfilled … 67,877 66,080 133,957 235 195 430 June, 1970 Total numbers registered as unemployed … 470,546 76,031 546,577 2,690 198 2,888 of which: Temporarily stopped … 20,314 2,625 22,939 6 2 8 School-leavers … 1,755 838 2,593 61 23 84 Notified vacancies remaining unfilled … 151,122 144,379 295,501 385 434 819 * The figures for the London Borough of Newham relate to the Stratford, East Ham and Canning Town Employment Exchanges for adults and to the Newham East and Newham West Careers Offices for young persons. The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.