Rossendale (Hansard, 9 March 1978)

§ Mr. Noble

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the percentage unemployment rate in the Rossendale travel-to-work area in each month since 1st January 1974; and how

				Rossendale travel-to-work area	North-West Region	Great Britain
January 1974	…	…	…	1.4	3.4	2.6
February 1974	…	…	…	1.3	3.4	2.6
March 1974	…	…	…	1.2	3.4	2.6
April 1974	…	…	…	1.2	3.4	2.5
May 1974	…	…	…	0.9	3.2	2.3
June 1974	…	…	…	1.0	3.0	2.3
July 1974	…	…	…	1.2	3.2	2.4
August 1974	…	…	…	1.6	3.8	2.8
September 1974	…	…	…	1.7	3.7	2.7
October 1974	…	…	…	1.6	3.7	2.7
November 1974	…	…	…	1.6	3.7	2.7
December 1974^*	…	…	…	..	..	..
January 1975^*	…	…	…	..	4.2	3.2
February 1975	…	…	…	2.6	4.3	3.3
March 1975	…	…	…	2.7	4.4	3.3
April 1975	…	…	…	2.8	4.7	3.5
May 1975	…	…	…	3.1	4.8	3.5
June 1975	…	…	…	3.0	4.8	3.6
July 1975	…	…	…	3.3	5.5	4.1
August 1975	…	…	…	4.2	6.2	4.8
September 1975	…	…	…	3.8	6.2	4.8
October 1975	…	…	…	4.1	6.1	4.8
November 1975	…	…	…	4.4	6.1	4.9
December 1975	…	…	…	4.5	6.3	5.0
January 1976	…	…	…	4.9	6.7	5.4
February 1976	…	…	…	4.9	6.6	5.4
March 1976	…	…	…	4.8	6.5	5.3
April 1976	…	…	…	4.7	6.5	5.3
May 1976	…	…	…	4.9	6.6	5.2
June 1976	…	…	…	5.2	7.0	5.5
July 1976	…	…	…	5.6	7.6	6.0
August 1976	…	…	…	6.0	7.7	6.2
September 1976	…	…	…	5.7	7.4	6.0
October 1976	…	…	…	4.8	6.9	5.7
November 1976^*	…	…	…	..	..	..
December 1976^*	…	…	…	..	..	5.6
January 1977	…	…	…	5.3	7.2	6.0
February 1977	…	…	…	4.9	7.0	5.9
March 1977	…	…	…	4.5	6.8	5.7
April 1977	…	…	…	4.9	6.9	5.7
May 1977	…	…	…	4.2	6.8	5.5
June 1977	…	…	…	5.2	7.4	6.0
July 1977	…	…	…	5.6	8.3	6.7
August 1977	…	…	…	6.0	8.3	6.7
September 1977	…	…	…	5.7	8.2	6.6
October 1977	…	…	…	5.3	7.7	6.2
November 1977	…	…	…	5.1	7.6	6.2
December 1977	…	…	…	5.2	7.5	6.1
January 1978	…	…	…	5.5	7.7	6.4
February 1978	…	…	…	5.1	7.5	6.2
^* Because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment group, some figures for December 1974, January 1975, November 1976 and December 1976 are not available.