§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total of unemployed persons, male and female, respectively, registered at the Bournemouth area employment office; and what were the comparable figures for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information:
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE BOURNEMOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA Males Females May 1971 1,809 266 May 1972 1,977 291 Mav 1973 1,301 272 May 1974 1,355 202 May 1975 2,482 451 May 1976 3,439 829 Note: The figures include unemployed young people registered at the Bournemouth Careers Office.
§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of job vacancies notified to the Bournemouth area employment office; and what were the comparable figures for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table shows the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled:
Bournemouth Employment Office Bournemouth Careers Office May 1971 616 245 May 1972 823 183 May 1973 1,496 361 May 1974 1,093 532 May 1975 536 109 May 1976 562 115 The figures relate only to vacancies notified to the employment office and careers office and are not a measure of total vacancies. Because of possible duplication, the two sets of figures should not be added together.
§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many construction workers are presently unemployed in the Bournemouth area.
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§ Mr. GoldingAt 13th May, 720 people who last worked in the construction industry were registered as unemployed in the Bournemouth Employment Office area.
§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing how many persons, males and females, respectively, presently registered as unemployed at the Bournemouth area employment office have been unemployed for: (a) less than one month, (b) between one and three months, (c) between three and six months, (d) between six and nine months, (e) between nine months and one year and (f) over one year.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table shows the latest information available, which is for April 1976:
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE BOURNEMOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA Males Females Up to 4 weeks 519 190 Over 4 and up to 13 weeks 758 290 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 961 314 Over 26 and up to 39 weeks 538 127 Over 39 and up to 52 weeks 264 42 Over 52 weeks 554 44 Total 3,594 1,007 Note: The figures include unemployed young people registered at Bournemouth Careers Office.
§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people who left school in the summer of 1975 remain registered as unemployed at the Bournemouth area employment office.
§ Mr. GoldingSeven summer leavers were registered as unemployed with the Bournemouth Area Careers Office on 13th May.