§ Mr. Alexander Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many job vacancies remained unfilled in the Hamilton constituency area over every month for the last 12 months.
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§ Mr. John FraserThe following table shows information for the area covered by the Hamilton and Larkhall employment offices which is broadly similar to the constituency area of Hamilton. The figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices and are not a measure of total vacancies.
NOTIFIED UNFILLED VACANCIES IN HAMILTON AND LARKHALL Employment Offices Careers Offices 1974— June … 261 24 July … 249 45 August … 299 45 September … 375 49 October … 270 30 November … 292 30 December … — — 1975— January … — — February … — — March … 267 11 April … 306 11 May … 326 19 June … 401 24 Owing to industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency information for December 1974, January 1975 and February 1975 is not available.
Because of possible duplication the figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together.