HC Deb 28 March 1977 vol 929 c69W
Mr. Anthony Grant

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of unemployed, seasonally adjusted, in the Greater London travel-to-work area for the month of February in the years 1970 to 1977, inclusive.

Mr. Golding

I regret that seasonally adjusted unemployment statistics for the Greater London travel-to-work area are not available. The unadjusted figures of unemployed in February in the years requested are:

1970 … … … … 65,269
1971 … … … … 67,511
1972 … … … … 87,815
1973 … … … … 70,098
1974 … … … … 60,096
1975 … … … … 73,910
1976 … … … … 144,871
1977 … … … … 162,641