Yorkshire and Humberside

HC Deb 06 August 1976 vol 916 cc1141-2W

Mr. John Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men and women are unemployed in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region.

Mr. Golding

At July 1976, 91,876 males and 34,368 females were registered as unemployed in the region.

Mr. John Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men and women are unemployed in Scarborough, Whitby, Bridlington and Hull.

Mr. Golding

Following is the information:

Employment Office area	Numbers registered as unemployed at July 1976
	Male	Female
Scarborough	…	993	220
Whitby	…	394	83
Bridlington	…	531	127
Hull	…	10,334	2,968

Mr. John Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many unemployed men and women in Yorkshire and Humberside were previously employed in the fishing and subsidiary industries.

Mr. Golding

At June 1976, the most recent date for which information by industry is available, 1,263 males and six females who last worked in fishing were registered as unemployed in the region. The industrial analysis is based on the Standard Industrial Classification which does not identify those in industries subsidiary to fishing.