§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will print in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of persons unemployed for eight or more weeks for each year since 1945; and if he will express the totals as a percentage of employed employees;
(2) if he will print in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of males unemployed
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UNEMPLOYED FOR MORE THAN 8 WEEKS: GREAT BRITAIN Number Percentage rate Males Females Total Males Females Total October— 1948 … 119,261 24,654 143,915 0.9 0.4 0.7 1949 … 98,412 23,170 121,582 0.7 0.3 0.6 1950 … 92,118 28,298 120,416 0.7 0.4 0.6 1951 … 58,351 23,258 81,609 0.4 0.3 0.4 1952 … 88,655 51,125 139,780 0.6 0.7 0.7 1953 … 81,409 36,321 117,730 0.6 0.5 0.6 1954 … 64,261 27,903 92,164 0.5 0.4 0.4 1955 … 50,660 20,598 71,258 0.4 0.3 0.3 1956 … 64,807 26,516 91,323 0.5 0.3 0.4 1957 … 83,371 27,560 110,931 0.6 0.4 0.5 1958 … 159,074 52,503 211,577 1.1 0.7 1.0 1959 … 293,076 114,425 407,501 2.1 1.5 1.9 1960 … 115,903 35,311 151,214 0.8 0.4 0.7 1961 … 111,160 32,746 143,906 0.8 0.4 0.6 1962 … 175,047 48,112 223,159 1.2 0.6 1.0 1963 … 188,168 52,897 241,065 1.3 0.6 1.0 1964 … 133,967 35,614 169,581 0.9 0.4 0.7 1965 … 118,171 28,705 146,876 0.8 0.3 0.6 1966 … 129,235 27,077 156,312 0.9 0.3 0.7 1967 … 237,657 44,141 281,798 1.6 0.5 1.2 1968 … 254,292 36,310 290,602 1.7 0.4 1.3 1969 … 255,205 34,379 289,584 1.8 0.4 1.3 1970 … 276,951 38,005 314,956 1.9 0.4 1.4 1971 … 414,703 61,430 476,133 3.0 0.7 2.1 1972 … 436,615 70,413 507,028 3.1 0.8 2.3 1973 … 276,471 41,098 317,569 2.0 0.5 1.4 1974* … 310,433 48,555 358,988 2.2 0.6 1.6 * The figures for a small proportion of offices are estimated.
§ Mr. John FraserStatistics of the numbers of employees in local areas are available for each mid-year and the most recent are for June 1973. The following table shows the available information:
for eight or more weeks for each year since 1945; and if he will express the totals as a percentage of male employed employees;
(3) what is the number of females unemployed for eight or more weeks for each year since 1945; and if he will express the figure as a percentage of female employed employees.
§ Mr. John FraserThe current series of unemployment statistics started in 1948. The following table shows figures for each October from that year. The rates of unemployment have been calculated by expressing the numbers unemployed for more than eight weeks as a percentage of the total number of employees, including the unemployed.
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§ Mr. Richard Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are numbers of unemployed for each year since 1945; if he will divide the total between males and females; and if he will
UNEMPLOYMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN Numbers unemployed Males Females Total Percentage rate* October— 1948 … … 230,786 78,179 308,965 1.5 1949 … … 215,664 78,286 293,950 1.4 1950 … … 201,870 95,530 297,400 1.4 1951 … … 140,203 94,251 234,454 1.1 1952 … … 210,214 140,457 350,671 1.7 1953 … … 187,120 111,834 298,954 1.4 1954 … … 153,494 89,984 243,478 1.1 1955 … … 127,784 74,278 202,062 0.9 1956 … … 151,339 88,002 239,341 1.1 1957 … … 184,162 82,868 267,030 1.2 1958 … … 321,002 130,163 451,165 2.1 1959 … … 293,076 114,425 407,501 1.9 1960 … … 224,375 88,836 313,211 1.4 1961 … … 233,588 88,939 322,527 1.4 1962 … … 345,882 121,730 467,612 2.0 1963 … … 341,693 120,045 461,738 2.0 1964 … … 252,574 87,725 340,299 1.5 1965 … … 233,784 75,417 309,201 1.3 1966 … … 292,217 82,422 374,639 1.6 1967 … … 429,284 102,363 531,647 2.3 1968 … … 450,104 88,658 538,762 2.3 1969 … … 455,990 86,610 542,600 2.4 1970 … … 483,110 93,155 576,265 2.5 1971 … … 684,352 134,931 819,283 3.7 1972 … … 654,853 137,266 792,119 3.5 1973 … … 427,380 82,250 509,630 2.2 1974 … … 508,643 103,892 612,535 2.7 * The number unemployed expressed as a percentage of the estimated total number of employees including the unemployed.