§ Mr. Palmerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the male and female unemployment rate in the Bristol and district area for each of the last five years, both in absolute terms and as a percentage of those registered as unemployed in the region.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table relates to the Bristol travel-to-work area.
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§ Mr. Palmerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the male and female unemployment rate in the South Western Region for each of the last five years,
Number Percentage of unemployed total Males Females Males Females January 1973 (provisional … 36,902 8,464 81.3 18.7 January 1972 … 46,497 9,805 82.6 17.4 January 1971 … 36,933 7,860 82.5 17.5 January 1970 … 34,895 7,346 82.6 17.4 January 1969 … 30,947 7,057 81.4 18.6 January 1968 … 30,833 7,616 80.2 19.8
§ Mr. Palmerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the male and female unemployment rate in the South Western Region as a percentage of the available work force for each month during the years 1971 and 1972.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table shows percentage rates of unemployment.
Males Females 1971— January … … 4.4 1.6 February … … 4.4 1.7 March … … 4.4 1.7 April … … 4.4 1.6 May … … 4.1 1.3 June … … 3.8 1.1 July … … 4.1 1.2 August … … 4.4 1.5 September … … 4.4 1.6 October … … 4.7 1.8 November … … 5.0 2.0 December … … 5.2 1.9 Males Females 1972— January … … 5.5 2.0 February … … 5.4 1.9 March … … 5.3 1.9 April … … 5.2 1.8 May … … 4.6 1.5 June … … 4.1 1.3 July … … 4.2 1.4 August … … 4.3 1.5 September … … 4.2 1.5 October … … 4.1 1.6 November … … 4.3 1.8 December … … 4.2 1.6