HC Deb 24 July 1979 vol 971 cc140-5W
Mr. John Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the latest unemployment figures for each of the travel-to-work areas and employment office areas in North-West England.

Mr. Jim Lester,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 20 July 1979; Vol. 970, c. 842], gave the following answer:

The following table gives for each employment office area in the North-West region the numbers registered as unemployed at 14 June. Unemployment rates are given for these areas either singly or grouped into travel-to-work areas (TTWA). Rates can be calculated for the whole of a travel-to-work area but not separately for its constituent parts.

Employment Office Areas Numbers registered as unemployed Percentage rate of unemployment
Blackburn 3,627
Darwin 694
Blackburn Travel-to-work Area 4,321 6.4
Blackpool 2,286
Blackpool South 1,242
Fleetwood 1,061
Kirkham 177
Lytham 91
St Annes 408
Thornton-Cleveleys 881
Blackpool Travel-to-work Area 6,146 5.7
Bolton 4,856
Farnworth 988
Norwich 330
Westhoughton 347
Bolton Travel-to-work Area 6,521 5.9
Burnley 1,789
Padiham 278
Burnley Travel-to-work Area 2,067 4.1
Runcorn 3,094
Widnes 2,612
Widnes Travel-to-work Area 5,706 10.4
Bury 1,405
Heywood 873
Radcliffe 356
Ramsbottom 134
Bury Travel-to-work Area 2,768 4.4
Crewe … 1,643
Congleton 377
Nantwich 290
Sandbach 324
Crewe Travel-to-work Area 2,634 4.2
Lancaster 1,842
Morecambe 1,115
Lancaster Travel-to-work Area 2,957 6.3
Leigh … 1,937
Atherton 706
Leigh Travel-to-work Area 2,643 6.1
Liverpool 17,160
Allerton 667
Belle Vale 2,194
Bootle … 5,086
Crosby… 2,953
Garston 5,191
Kirkby … 5,390
Old Swan 7,817
Prescot 5,837
Walton 7,104
Liverpool Travel-to-work Area 59,399 12.3

Employment Office Areas Numbers registered as unemployed Percentage rate of unemployment
Altrincham 1,622
Eccles 937
Irlam 483
Levenshulme 1,835
Manchester 4,954
Marple 207
Middleton 1,880
Moss Side 3,130
Newton Heath 1,959
Openshaw 1,806
Prestwich 1,073
Salford 3,478
Stockport 4,513
Stretford 2,731
Swinton 774
Wilmslow 610
Dudsbury 2,299
Worsley 973
Wythenshawe 3,063
Manchester Travel-to-work Area 38,327 5.4
Colne 381
Nelson 731
Nelson Travel-to-work Area 1,112 4.3
Middlewich 178
Northwich 844
Winsford 798
Northwich Travel-to-work Area 1,820 4.6
Failsworth 542
Oldham and Chadderton 3,062
Royton 174
Oldham Travel-to-work Area 3,778 3.8
Bamber Bridge 380
Chorley 1,328
Leyland 709
Preston 5,209
Preston Travel-to-work Area 7,626 5.3
Rochdale 176
Littleborough 2,790
Rochdale Travel-to-work Area 2,966 5.7
Newton-le-Willows 855
Warrington 3,699
Warrington Travel-to-work Area 4,554 5.8
Ashton-in-Makerfield 785
Hindley 543
Wigan 5,362
Wigan Travel-to-work Area 6,690 9.5
Ormskirk 744
Skelmersdale 2,837
Ormskirk Travel-to-work Area 3,581 11.5

Employment Office Areas Numbers registered as unemployed Percentage rate of unemployment
Rawtenstall 296
Bacup … 439
Haslingden 212
Rossendale Travel-to-work Area 947 4.7
Barnoldswick 188 2.5
Chester 3,357 6.3
Clitheroe 211 1.8
Macclesfield 1,150 4.2
Southport 2,466 7.5
St. Helens 5,183 8.0

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