§ Mr. Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the rate of increase between April 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks for (a) England, (b) each county in England, ranked from highest to lowest and (c) each of the economic regions.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives the percentage increases between April 1979 and October 1982 in the numbers registered as unemployed—old basis—for over 52 weeks for the areas and in the form specified.
Percentage increase England 231.1 248W
County Percentage increase Buckinghamshire 460.1 Staffordshire 402.8 West Midlands Metropolitan 402.8 Hertfordshire 353.7 Berkshire 351.2 Northamptonshire 341.7 Bedfordshire 320.8 Greater London 293.2 South Yorkshire Metropolitan 285.5 Greater Manchester Metropolitan 281.7 Shropshire 272.2 Cheshire 270.7 West Yorkshire Metropolitan 267.1 Cleveland 262.4 Surrey 261.1 Essex 258.1 Derbyshire 255.4 Lancashire 250.6 Leicestershire 236.5 Cambridgeshire 234.4 Kent 229.6 Nottinghamshire 211.8 Norfolk 208.9 West Sussex 207.2 Durham 204.7 Cumbria 204.1 Oxfordshire 201.2 Humberside 201.0 Suffolk 197.8 Warwickshire 193.1 Hereford and Worcester 191.5 Gloucestershire 188.8 Somerset 182.0 Dorset 181.3 Lincolnshire 180.5
County Percentage increase East Sussex 180.3 Hampshire 172.9 Isle of Wight 171.0 Wiltshire 167.7 Avon 147.5 Devon 129.9 Merseyside Metropolitan 121.2 Tyne and Wear Metropolitan 111.7 Cornwall 103.8 Northumberland 100.6 North Yorkshire 84.4
Region Percentage increase South East 267.7 East Anglia 212.0 South West 147.7 West Midlands 356.0 East Midlands 235.3 Yorkshire and Humberside 239.1 North West 196.7 North 159.5
§ Mr. Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the rate of increase between October 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than two years for (a) England, (b) each county in England, ranked from highest to lowest and (c) each of the economic regions.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives the percentage increases between October 1979 and October 1982 in the numbers registered as unemployed—old basis—for over 104 weeks for the areas and in the form specified.
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Percentage increase England 163.3 County Buckinghamshire 395.9 Northamptonshire 307.2 West Midlands Metropolitan 273.4 Cleveland 253.5 Hereford and Worcester 235.3 Warwickshire 232.0 Berkshire 223.3 Staffordshire 207.9 Cheshire 204.9 Greater Manchester Metropolitan 195.4 Hertfordshire 195.1 South Yorkshire Metropolitan 190.9 Greater London 187.0 Shropshire 187.0 West Yorkshire Metropolitan 181.2 Bedfordshire 180.6 Lancashire 164.8 Leicestershire 164.6 Nottinghamshire 163.3 Essex 160.7 Derbyshire 157.4 Cambridgeshire 147.2 Wiltshire 145.6 Norfolk 144.5 Kent 143.4 Humberside 140.3 Durham 138.7 Oxfordshire 135.9 Gloucestershire 135.7 Suffolk 135.4 Lincolnshire 124.8 Cumbria 118.9 East Sussex 118.2 Hampshire 117.0 West Sussex 116.2
Percentage increase Dorset 112.2 Isle of Wight 107.8 Somerset 107.5 Tyne and Wear Metropolitan 105.5 North Yorkshire 104.9 Merseyside Metropolitan 102.7 Avon 98.9 Northumberland 96.4 Devon 96.3 Surrey 89.0 Cornwall 71.7 Region South East 167.5 East Anglia 142.4 South West 103.5 West Midlands 253.1 East Midlands 169.1 Yorkshire and Humberside 169.8 North West 143.4 North 138.2
§ Mr. Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the rate of increase between October 1979 and October 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks for (a) England, (b) each county in England, ranked from highest to lowest and (c) each of the economic regions.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives the percentage increases between October 1979 and October 1982 in the numbers registered as unemployed (old Basis) for over 52 weeks for the areas and in the form specified.
Percentage increase England 243.0 250W
County Percentage increase Buckinghamshire 475.8 Berkshire 403.7 Northamptonshire 398.8 Hertfordshire 374.1 Bedfordshire 345.2 West Midlands Metropolitan 339.1 Staffordshire 336.4 Warwickshire 328.0 Cheshire 312.2 Greater London 299.3 Hereford and Worcester 296.6 Greater Manchester Metropolitan 294.9 Shropshire 289.1 Essex 288.5 South Yorkshire Metropolitan 284.2 Lancashire 279.5 Cambridgeshire 272.5 Cleveland 262.1 West Yorkshire Metropolitan 260.8 Norfolk 253.9 Kent 248.8 Derbyshire 248.0 West Sussex 242.4 Oxfordshire 242.3 Isle of Wight 235.2 Humberside 232.0 Suffolk 229.8 Hampshire 222.0 Cumbria 220.9 Surrey 220.6 Gloucestershire 213.9 Durham 213.5 Nottinghamshire 210.7 East Sussex 209.2 Dorset 208.1
County Percentage increase Somerset 203.2 Leicestershire 199.7 Wiltshire 195.8 Lincolnshire 192.3 North Yorkshire 183.6 Northumberland 164.9 Devon 162.9 Avon 148.4 Tyne and Wear Metropolitan 141.2 Merseyside Metropolitan 118.6 Cornwall 117.1
Region Percentage increase South East 286.6 East Anglia 251.2 South West 166.6 West Midlands 332.3 East Midlands 230.1 Yorkshire and Humberside 256.7 North West 203.3 North 184.9
§ Mr. Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number unemployed by order of the Standard Industrial Classification and the number of vacancies in each region of the United Kingdom in October 1982.
§ Mr. AlisonI shall reply to the hon. Member, as soon as possible.