HC Deb 20 May 1981 vol 5 cc105-8W
Mr. Foster

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons have been registered as unemployed in (a) Northern region, (b) Bishop Auckland constituency and Bishop Auckland and south-west Durham travel-to-work area for (i) up to three months, (ii) up to six months, (iii) up to nine months, (iv) up to 12 months, (v) up to 18 months, (vi) up to two years and (vii) over two years; and what are the corresponding numbers of men, women and young people in each case.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The following table gives for the areas listed the numbers of people aged 18 years and over the numbers aged under 18 years, analysed by sex, who were registered as unemployed at 9 April for the lengths of time specified.

each year from 1977. The figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices; vacancies notified to employment offices are estimated to be about one-third of all vacancies in the country. Because of possible duplication, the figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together. The number of vacancies unfilled on a particular date takes no account of the flow of vacancies being notified, filled, or withdrawn during the preceding month, which may reflect activity more closely.

April 1977 April 1978 April 1979 April 1980 April 1981
At Employment Offices At Careers Offices At Employment Offices At Careers Offices At Employment Offices At Careers Offices At Employment Offices At Careers Offices At Employment Offices At Careers Offices
Alnwick 50 3 39 2 68 2 36 2 22 —
Amble 7 — 12 — 10 — 19 — 5 —
Ashington 39 13 53 11 80 15 48 6 44 2
Aspatria 9 — 14 — 15 — 17 — 19 —
Barnard Castle 9 — 22 — 15 — 17 — 37 —
Barrow-in-Furness 207 20 187 21 180 8 92 19 59 2
Bedlington 48 — 43 — 40 — 24 — 14 —
Berwick on Tweed 88 13 70 12 64 5 40 2 33 —
Billingham 292 6 158 1 110 1 120 2 45 —
Birtley 107 — 145 — 113 — 74 — 22 —
Bishop Auckland 76 34 92 26 141 — 84 23 116 —
Blaydon-on-Tyne 97 19 83 6 62 5 96 4 30 1
Blyth 75 7 81 8 75 8 49 5 24 1
Carlisle 263 59 436 64 464 34 277 18 220 3
Chester-le-Street 90 14 123 9 124 3 53 1 52 —
Cleator Moor 45 — 37 — 38 — 21 — 9 —
Cockermouth 14 — 29 — 19 — 29 — 35 —
Consett 112 18 82 9 106 22 41 5 38 2
Cramlington 82 — 79 — 114 — 58 — 29 —
Crook 41 3 28 5 48 2 25 1 57 —
Darlington 374 24 374 28 431 7 345 15 163 6
Durham 326 11 418 12 571 8 314 7 191 —
East Boldon 27 — 14 — 11 — 5 8 — —
Eston 261 9 430 10 421 20 201 — 23 —
Felling 41 — 72 — 88 — 52 — 12 —
Gateshead 380 24 395 22 356 17 179 16 113 9
Guisborough 25 9 48 6 33 6 17 2 9 —
Haltwhistle 22 — 33 — 16 — 6 — 21 —
Hartlepool 131 51 169 8 247 4 160 4 57 —
Hexham 55 11 284 12 117 16 55 9 64 2
Houghton-le-Spring 33 36 39 14 30 12 23 7 45 —
Jarrow 39 7 75 8 96 5 33 4 20 —
Kendal 315 7 402 16 578 35 373 49 236 21
Keswick 46 — 46 — 62 — 44 — 76 —
Loftus 5 — 7 — 11 — 10 — 1 —
Maryport 77 — 64 — 65 — 25 — 25 —
Middlesborough 570 18 603 19 470 47 373 6 369 10
Millom 24 — 32 — 55 — 58 — 12 —
Morpeth 32 — 85 — 113 — 118 — 36 —
Newbum 11 — 20 — 18 — 23 — 13 —
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1,472 184 1,550 125 1,597 147 822 60 682 8
Newton Aycliffe 195 33 185 4 156 2 117 1 45 —
North Shields 112 — 163 — 193 — 79 9 66 2
Penrith 145 — 173 — 171 9 86 4 68 1
Peterlee 117 8 106 8 141 10 99 — 66 —
Prudhoe 14 — 40 — 17 — 12 — 9 —
Redcar 64 11 149 7 114 2 100 — 28 —
Saltburn 30 — 25 — 44 — 18 — 7 —
Seaham 21 — 14 — 11 — 8 — 25 —
South Shields 115 11 229 23 299 21 236 10 75 —
Southwick 25 — 18 — 19 — 34 — 14 —
Spennymoor 80 19 79 2 84 3 44 3 40 1
Stanley 103 3 88 3 109 6 46 3 44 1
Stockton and Thornaby 332 51 363 27 349 15 182 5 122 4
Sunderland 864 70 647 36 628 29 757 23 273 18
Ulverston 55 13 73 19 77 21 50 10 31 3
Walker-on-Tyne 36 — 77 — 157 — 93 — 59 —
Wallsend 138 43 100 23 101 36 108 10 56 6
Washington 153 35 191 6 233 10 175 80 211 8
West Moor 56 — 70 — 53 — 48 — 27 —
Whitehaven 365 52 429 18 291 16 146 3 62 2
Whitley Bay 38 — 55 — 97 — 82 — 36 —
Windermere 52 — 94 — 65 — 66 — 44 —
Wingate 27 — 20 — 9 — 16 — 8 —
Workington 83 27 122 10 175 19 110 24 76 1
Yarm 58 — 67 — 77 — 32 — 30 —
Total, North Region 9,295 976 10,549 640 10,942 628 7,200 452 4,608 114