§ Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many males, females and juveniles are now unemployed in the Mexborough and Wombwell Employment Exchanges, respectively; and if he will give the comparable figures for June, 1970;
37W(2) what proportion the latest figures for unemployment in the Mexborough and Wombwell Employment Exchanges bear to the comparable figures in June, 1970; and what action he intends to
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREAS COVERED BY THE MEXBOROUGH AND WOMBWELL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES Men Boys Women Girls Total Temporarily stopped included in total Mexborough February, 1972 … 1,545 77 279 72 1,973 249 June, 1970 … 866 40 160 21 1,087 — Wombwell February, 1972 … 644 26 109 26 805 90 June, 1970 … 454 17 53 16 540 — Between June, 1970 and February, 1972, based on the total numbers registered as unemployed, including workers who were temporarily stopped, the increase for Mexborough was 81.5 per cent. and for Wombwell was 49.1 per cent. Excluding temporarily stopped workers, the increases were 58.6 and 32.4 per cent.
The extensive measures we have introduced to stimulate the economy of the country as a whole and of the assisted areas in particular should lead to an improvement in the unemployment situation in Mexborough and Wombwell. Mexborough is one of eight areas selected for the National Association of Youth Clubs' community industry scheme for which the Government are providing £500,000. The scheme will offer employment on work of social value to unemployed young people.