§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his latest estimate of all job vacancies taking into account that only a small percentage is notified to his Department.
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§ Mr. GoldingIt is estimated, from a survey carried out in April to June 1977, that vacancies notified to employment offices are about one-third of all vacancies in the country as a whole. The latest figures are for 30th June, when for Great Britain the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled at employment offices and careers offices were 216,895 and 27,770 respectively. Because of possible duplication, the figures should not be added together.