HC Deb 03 November 1972 vol 845 cc25-9W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the wholly unemployed as a per-

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will indicate the current number of unfilled vacancies per 100 wholly unemployed, in Scotland and Great Britain, respectively, for the following employment categories, electrical and electronics, engineering and allied trades and construction.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the information:

centage of total employees in Scotland, Northern region, North-Western region, Yorkshire and Humberside, Wales, East Midlands, West Midlands, South-Western, Eastern and Southern London and South-Eastern, Northern Ireland, and Great Britain, for the years 1960 to the nearest available date.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the information available for Great Britain:

PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT BASED ON THE NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED EXCEPT TEMPORARILY STOPPED WORKERS
Scotland Northern North West Yorkshire and Humberside Wales East Midlands West Midlands South West Eastern and Southern London and South Eastern Great Britain
October, 1960 3.0 2.5 1.7 — 2.3 — — 1.5 1.1 0.9 1.4
October, 1961 2.9 2.4 1.6 — 2.4 — — 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.4
October, 1962 3.7 3.9 2.6 — 3.3 — — 1.9 1.5 1.3 2.0
October, 1963 4.0 4.3 2.6 — 2.9 — — 1.8 1.3 1.2 2.0
October, 1964 3.1 3.0 1.8 — 2.5 — — 1.5 1.0 0.9 1.5
October, 1965 2.7 2.4 1.5 1.0 2.6 0.9 0.7 1.6 0.9 0.9 1.3
October, 1966 2.8 2.8 1.6 1.3 3.2 1.2 1.0 2.1 1.3 1.1 1.6
October, 1967 3.7 4.1 2.4 2.1 4.0 1.6 2.0 2.4 1.7 1.6 2.3
October, 1968 3.6 4.8 2.4 2.5 3.9 1.9 1.9 2.5 1.7 1.5 2.3
October, 1969 3.6 4.7 2.5 2.6 4.1 1.9 1.8 2.8 1.7 1.5 2.4
October, 1970 4.3 4.5 2.7 2.8 3.7 2.2 2.0 2.8 1.8 1.5 2.5
October, 1971 6.2 6.1 4.3 4.2 4.9 3.0 3.4 3.6 2.5 2.0 3.6
October, 1972 6.1 6.1 4.6 3.9 4.9 2.8 3.3 3.2 2.2 1.9 3.5
The Yorkshire and Humberside, East Midlands and West Midlands regions were formed in April, 1965, and information for October, 1964, and earlier dates is not available.

Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employent if he will state the October figures of wholly unemployed

NUMBERS OF PEOPLE REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED, EXCEPT TEMPORARILY STOPPED WORKERS, AND OF NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED
Unemployed Unfilled vacancies
Males Females Males Females
West Midlands
May, 1972 … … … … 70,110 12,400 6,482 5,549
June, 1972 … … … … 65,074 11,518 7,117 6,134
July, 1972 … … … … 66,006 12,688 8,679 6,565
August, 1972 … … … … 70,349 15,962 8,439 5,851
September, 1972 … … … 68,586 14,985 7,441 5,969
October, 1972 … … … 62,168 13,117 8,225 6,592
East Midlands
May, 1972 … … … … 36,544 5,971 5,979 5,404
June, 1972 … … … … 33,893 5,689 6,711 6,047
July, 1972 … … … … 35,037 6,231 7,164 6,190
August, 1972 … … … 36,643 7,337 7,310 5,521
September, 1972 … … … 35,792 6,926 7,182 5,732
October, 1972 … … … 33,102 6,345 7,953 5,984
Scotland
May, 1972 … … … … 104,839 27,700 4,405 5,153
June, 1972 … … … … 100,578 26,025 4,836 5,687
July, 1972 … … … … 107,425 29,084 4,604 5,401
August, 1972 … … … 108,952 29,959 4,861 5,063
September, 1972 … … … 109,717 29,260 4,333 4,986
October, 1972 … … … 102,035 28,075 5,042 5,013
The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.