§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment what increases in numbers and percentages of unemployed (a) men, (b) women and (c) young people have taken place in (i) Wolverhampton and (ii) the West Midlands since the Government took office.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 4 June 1981, c. 355–6.]: Age analyses of the numbers registered as unemployed, distinguishing young people, are made in January, April, July and October.
The following table gives increases in actual and percentage terms between April 1979 and April 1981 for the categories and area specified.
Male Female Young people under 20 years of age (included in previous columns) Wolverhampton employment office area Actual increase 6,481 2,228 1,504 Percentage increase 146.8 110.8 119.5 West Midlands Region Actual increase 122,960 45,009 26,859 Percentage increase 145.3 129.8 146.7