HC Deb 27 July 1982 vol 28 cc450-1W
Dr. Roger Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the unemployment figures for each county in England categorised by sex, age and duration of unemployment in April 1979, together with the rate of change in each of the figures between April 1979 and April 1982.

Mr. Alison

The information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Mr. Frank R. White

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table comparing unemployment figures for (a) the Bury travel-to-work area, (b) the North-West region, (c) the South-East region and (d) the United Kingdom based on quarterly estimates since 2 March 1979.

Mr. Alison

The following table gives the numbers of people registered as unemployed at each quarter month from March 1979 on the areas specified. The figures include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted.

Bury travel-to-work area North-West region South-East region United Kingdom
December 8,106 417,838 669,063 2,940,703
1982
March 8,279 422,780 692,619 2,992,322
June 9,213 441,797 699,549 3,061,240

Mr. Frank R. White

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a chart giving the unemployment figures in the Bury travel-to-work area over each of the last 12 months.

Mr. Alison

The following is the information. The figures include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted.

Numbers registered as unemployed
1981
August 8,471
September 8,397
October 8,477
November 8,207
December 8,106
1982
January 8,407
February 8,451
March 8,279
April 8,611
May 8,601
June 9,213
July *9,352
* Provisional.