§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will indicate the average weekly earnings for males and females in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1976.
Mr. GoklingThe New Earnings Survey estimates for April each year of average gross weekly earnings of fulltime employees in Great Britain whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence are:
Males Females £ £ 1971 31.60 17.60 1972 35.30 19.80 1973 40.20 22.30 1974 45.80 26.20 1975 58.60 36.50 1976 69.20 45.20 The estimates are given to the nearest 10p and are subject to sampling error. From 1975, employees earning below the
NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED IN EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREAS Biddulph Cheadle Kidgrove Leek February 1974 … … … 131 122 213 145 February 1977 … … … 262 292 484 479 Figures for February 1977 are provisional.