§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of vacancies, and what is the total number of unemployed in each of the economic development council areas of the United Kingdom, at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithStatistics of the numbers unemployed and of unfilled vacancies are compiled by aggregating the figures for employment exchange areas in standard regions, which correspond closely to the economic planning regions. The following table shows provisional figures for March 1973.
Un-employed Unfilled vacancies South-East 132,265 135,651 East Anglia 15,178 10,868 South-West 39,475 24,287 West Midlands 58,467 26,479 East Midlands 33,741 19,749 Yorkshire and Humberside 64,141 22,542 North-West 117,862 25,130 North 67,875 14,619 Wales 40,215 9,105 Scotland 113,826 18,388 Northern Ireland 34,624 4,400 The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.