HC Deb 01 May 1972 vol 836 cc52-3W
Mr. Eddie Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of male, female and school leavers unemployed in the months of March, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972 in the employment exchange area covering the Brightside parliamentary constituency; and if he will state the figures as a percentage rate of unemployment.

Mr. Dudley Smith:

The following table shows the numbers of unemployed men and women registered at the Attercliffe employment exchange. It also shows the numbers of boys and girls registered at the Sheffield County Borough careers office, which covers this, area, and rates of unemployment for the area.

NUMBERS OF MEN AND WOMEN REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT THE ATTERCLIFFE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE, BOYS AND GIRLS REGISTERED AT THE SHEFFIELD COUNTY BOROUGH CAREERS OFFICE, AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE SHEFFIELD TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREA
Attercliffe Employment Exchange Sheffield County Borough Careers Office Sheffield travel-to-work area (per cent.)
Men Women Total boys and girls Of which: school-leavers
March, 1967 … … … 636 (176) 56(3) 152 (6) 12 2.2
March, 1968 … … … 923 (128) 73 (—) 164 (40) 11 2.6
March, 1969 … … … 604(27) 50 (—) 167 (4) 14 2.3
March, 1970 … … … 644(22) 68(8) 119(3) 19 2.2
March, 1971 … … … 765 (96) 54 (—) 223(41) 8 2.5
March, 1972 … … … 1,621 (327) 95(16) 553 (34) 20 4.8
Notes:
The numbers of temporarily stopped workers included in the figures are shown in brackets. Rates of unemployment can be calculated for the whole of the Sheffield travel-to-work area, but not separately for its constituent parts.