§ Mr. Hefferasked the Secretary of State for Employment what increases in the numbers of unemployed have taken place in those workers who register at the Church Road, Walton, employment exchange.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonBecause a new employment office opened at Walton Vale last summer, comparable figures for the Church Road, Walton employment office are available only from September 1980. Between that date and April 1981, the number of registered unemployed at that office increased by 362.
§ Mr. Hefferasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many adult males, females and young persons aged 16 to 18 years are unemployed in the Merseyside area, in total and as a percentage in each category; and what is the total current percentage unemployed for the area.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonAt 9 April there were 76,534 males and 27,496 females aged 18 years and over registered as unemployed in the Merseyside special development area. The number of unemployed young people under 18 years of age was 6,567. Percentage rates of unemployment by age are not circulated below national level. The total rate of unemployment at 9 April in the Merseyside special development area was 16.0 per cent.