HC Deb 13 July 1972 vol 840 c415W
Mr. Trew

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of registered unemployed at the Dartford and Gravesend employment exchanges at the latest available date; what were these figures in percentage terms; and what was the comparable national percentage figure.

Mr. Dudley Smith

At 12th June, the numbers of people registered as unemployed in the Dartford and Gravesend Employment Exchange areas were 773 and 1,259, respectively. The percentage rates of unemployment were 3.0 for the Dartford and Gravesend travel-to-work area and 3.5 for Great Britain.