§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of unemployed persons in the Macclesfield constituency for each of the months from February 1974 to June 1976.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information:
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NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY MACCLESFIELD AND CONGLETON EMPLOYMENT OFFICES 1974 1975 1976 January … … — ..* 1,591 February … … 637 1,508 1,574 March … … 643 1,091 1,517 April … … 723 1,195 1,468 May … … 566 1,126 1,432 June … … 564 1,101 1,686 July … … 560 1,171 — August … … 687 1,475 — September … … 768 1,403 — October … … 791 1,290 — November … … 775 1,385 — December … … ..* 1,450 — *Because of industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency unemployment statistics are not available for December 1974 and January 1975.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of unemployed persons, formerly employed in the building and construction industry in the Macclesfield constituency, for each of the months February 1974 to June 1976.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information:
Number unemployed in the area covered by the Macclesfield and Congleton Employment Offices who last worked in Construction 1974 February … … … 127 March … … … 140 April … … … 106 May … … … 88 June … … … 89 July … … … 100 August … … … 92 September … … … 120 October … … … 141 November … … … 135 December* … … … —
1975 January* … … … — February … … … 196 March … … … 191 April … … … 183 May … … … 196 June … … … 175 July … … … 193 August … … … 210 September … … … 211 October … … … 205 November … … … 209 December … … … 231
1976 January … … … 270 February … … … 281 March … … … 262 April … … … 240 May … … … 232 June … … … 235 * Owing to industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency information for December 1974 and January 1975 is not available.