§ Mr. George Grantasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the numbers and percentages of unemployed, by sex, in the mid-Northumberland local employment area at the latest available date; and how these compare with the national figures.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithOn 12th February there were 2,924 males and 515 females unemployed in the area covered by the Alnwick, Amble, Ashington, Bedlington, Blyth and Morpeth employment exchanges. The rates of unemployment were 7.4 per cent. for males and 2.7 per 253W cent. for females. In Great Britain there were 596,739 males and 120,781 females unemployed and the rates were 4.2 per cent. and 1.4 per cent. respectively. The figures are provisional.