§ Mr. Brayasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of wholly unemployed persons and the number of vacancies registered at the Bacup employment exchange for each of the last six monthly counts.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
NUMBERS OF PEOPLE REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AND OF NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE BACUP EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE Wholly unemployed Unfilled vacancies December, 1971 267 18 January, 1972 275 20 February, 1972 275 17 March, 1972 275 22 April, 1972 267 37 May 1972 231 28 The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.