§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the total number of unemployed males and females, respectively, in the Bournemouth employment area currently notified to his Department; and what were the comparable figures for the last five years;
(2) what is the total number of job vacancies in the Bournemouth area currently notified to his Department; and what were the comparable figures for the last five years.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information available:
BOURNEMOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA Unemployed Notified vacancies remaining unfilled Males Females Employment Office Careers Office June: 1971 … 1,550 196 945 298 1972 … 1,768 249 1,006 269 1973 … 1,114 203 1,554 643 1974 … 1,106 150 1,328 563 1975 … 2,596 397 920 72 1976* … 5,897 1,235 846 149 * Provisional. The unemployment figures include young people registered at the Bournemouth Careers Office.
The vacancy figures relate only to those notified to the Employment Office and the Careers Office. Because of possible duplication, the separate series should not be added together nor do they constitute a measure of total vacancies in the area.
§ Mr. Cordleasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many pupils in the Bournemouth employment office area who left school in the summer of 1975 and at Easter 1976, respectively, remain registered as unemployed.
§ Mr. GoldingI regret that the precise information is not available and could not be obtained without disproportionate cost. On 10th June, 141 school-leavers were registered as unemployed in the Bournemouth area and the majority of these would have left school on or since 28th May 1976.