§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the male unemployment rate in the South-West development area in June in each year since figures for the area were compiled.
§ Mr. John FraserFor the South-Western Development Area a series of figures for June each year is available from 1956. Following is the information.
Percentage rate of unemployment in the South-Western Development Area: Males June 1956 … … … 2.0 June 1957 … … … 2.6 June 1958 … … … 3.2 June 1959 … … … 2.8 June 1960 … … … 3.3 June 1961 … … … 1.9 June 1962 … … … 2.4 June 1963 … … … 3.8 June 1964 … … … 3.0 June 1965 … … … 3.3 June 1966 … … … 2.8 June 1967 … … … 4.2 June 1968 … … … 4.5 June 1969 … … … 4.7 June 1970 … … … 4.9 June 1971 … … … 5.0 June 1972 … … … 5.7 June 1973 … … … 3.8 June 1974 … … … 4.2 June 1975 … … … 8.4