§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the amount of recorded vacancies in the Hull employment exchange area; and how this compares with each period for each year since 1970.
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§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
UNFILLED VACANCIES IN THE HULL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREA 1970— January 1, 279 February 1, 093 March 1, 269 April 1, 068 May 1, 105 June 1, 520 July 2, 001 August 1, 658 September 1, 279 October 1, 032 November 946 December 816 1971— January 782 February 787 March 981 April 1, 066 May 848 June 814 July 1, 464 August 1, 364 September 978 October 858 November 939 December 713 1972— January 870 February 744 March 887 April 715 May 678 June 733 July 1, 009 August 1, 088 September 1, 097 October 858 November 916 December 1, 029 1973— January 1, 217 February 1, 274 March 1, 428 April 1, 751 May 1, 978 June 1, 966 The statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the percentage of unemployed in the Hull employment exchange area; and how this compares with the national average, respectively.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithOn 11th June 1973, the rate of unemployment for the area covered by the Hull, Beverley and Hessle Employment Exchanges was 4–4 per cent. and for Great Britain 2–4 per cent. Rates of unemployment can be calculated for the Hull, Beverley and Hessle travel-to-84W work area as a whole, but not separately for its constituent parts.