§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the rate of increase between April 1979 and April 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than 52 weeks for (i) England, (ii) each county in England and (iii) each of the economic regions.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following is the information: 655W
Percentage increase England 180 Counties Bedfordshire 226 Berkshire 226 Buckinghamshire 358 East Sussex 136 Essex 193 Hampshire 130 Hertfordshire 281 Isle of Wight 100 Kent 176 Oxfordshire 158 Surrey 203 West Sussex 147 Cambridgeshire 185 Norfolk 152 Suffolk 150 Avon 110 Cornwall 86 Devon 94 Dorset 139 Gloucestershire 145 Somerset 132 Wiltshire 150 Hereford and Worcester 156 Shropshire 213 Staffordshire 322 Warwickshire 150 Derbyshire 199 Leicestershire 189 Lincolnshire 146 Northamptonshire 286 Nottinghamshire 174 Humberside 157 North Yorkshire 56 Cheshire 204 Lancashire 193 Cleveland 221 Cumbria 157 Durham 165 Northumberland 69 Greater London 219 West Midlands 328 South Yorkshire 217 West Yorkshire 216 Greater Manchester 227 Merseyside 90 Tyne and Wear 89 Regions South-East 201 East Anglia 160 South-West 113 West Midlands 288 East Midlands 190 Yorkshire and Humberside 187 North-West 153 North 128
§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the rate of increase between April 1979 and April 1982 in the number of persons registered as unemployed for more than two years for (i) England, (ii) each county in England and (iii) each of the economic regions.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following is the information:656W
Percentage increase England 88 Counties Bedfordshire 72 Berkshire 75 Buckinghamshire 180 East Sussex 58 Essex 74 Hampshire 35 Hertfordshire 67 Isle of Wight 32 Kent 69 Oxfordshire 50 Surrey 54 West Sussex 34 Cambridgeshire 61 Norfolk 54 Suffolk 48 Avon 53 Cornwall 37 Devon 69 Dorset 46 Gloucestershire 51 Somerset 54 Wiltshire 100 Hereford and Worcester 56 Shropshire 92 Staffordshire 130 Warwickshire 64 Derbyshire 84 Leicestershire 121 Lincolnshire 78 Northamptonshire 99 Nottinghamshire 117 Humberside 66 North Yorkshire 23 Cheshire 89 Lancashire 73 Cleveland 183 Cumbria 52 Durham 71 Northumberland 37 Greater London 106 West Midlands 176 South Yorkshire 113 West Yorkshire 100 Greater Manchester 111 Merseyside 66 Tyne and Wear 56 Regions South-East 82 East Anglia 54 South-West 58 West Midlands 143 East Midlands 102 Yorkshire and Humberside 89 North-West 81 North 78
§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the annual rate of change in the level of unemployment in every region of the United Kingdom in each year since 1960.
§ Mr. Alison[pursuant to his reply, 28 July 1982]: Because of extensive boundary changes to regions in 1966, the attached table gives the percentage changes in the annual average numbers registered as unemployed in the areas specified only from that date. Relatively minor boundary changes occurred in 1974, and the changes between 1973 and 1974 should be treated with caution.
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Percentage change 1966–1967 1967–1968 1968–1969 1969–1970 1970–1971 1971–1972 1972–1973 1973–1974 1974–1975 1975–1976 1976–1977 1977–1978 1978–1979 1979–1980 1980–1981 South East +69.0 +0.6 -5.0 +3.2 +21.3 +6.0 -30.1 +2.2 +80.1 +51.9 +8.4 -7.0 -11.5 +28.7 +67.0 East Anglia +42.5 -1.7 +1.5 +11.5 +44.0 -6.0 -33.1 +4.4 +84.6 +42.0 +11.4 -4.9 -9.6 +27.8 +58.0 South West +40.0 -0.1 +6.7 +5.9 +20.8 +3-8 -27.3 +19.3 +82.9 +38.7 +8.6 -4.0 -11.1 +18.5 +46.8 West Midlands +121-8 +6.6 -11.5 +10.7 +49.0 +21.0 -38.7 -2.3 +94.8 +41.8 +0.9 -2.9 -1.8 +41.8 +72.4 East Midlands +61.2 +11.2 +4.0 +16.1 +27.8 +5.5 -31.2 +12.4 +65.8 +34.7 +8.5 +0-5 -6.1 +38.1 +58.4 Yorkshire and Humberside +68.5 +29.5 +1.9 +9.8 +31.7 +9.2 -32.3 -3.4 +52.4 +40.5 +5.1 +4.2 -3.7 +35.1 +55.3 North West +57.3 +3.4 -0.4 +9.8 +41.2 +23.4 -25.9 -4.3 +54.8 +32.1 +7.6 +0.7 -4.7 +30.0 +47.5 North +52.3 +17.1 +2.9 -1.2 +20.7 +10.9 -25.8 -1.3 +31.8 +28.3 +12.8 +6.4 -2.2 +24.0 +38.0 Wales +38.5 -1.2 -0.1 -4.0 +19-4 +10-4 -27-7 +7.9 +53.5 +32.9 +10.5 +6.0 -4.8 +27.9 +41.5 Scotland +34.7 -0.2 -2.1 +14.8 +37.0 +9.8 -28-6 -11.1 +30.2 +37.3 +18.4 +1.0 -1.7 +24.4 +36.1 Northern Ireland +25.1 -3.5 +1.3 -4.0 +14.0 +0.7 -23.5 -3.9 +40.3 +30.8 +11.0 +7.3 -0.7 +21.4 +33-7
§ Mr. Pendryasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will set out the increase in unemployment in Liverpool, Toxteth and Brixton for each month since June 1981 and the increase in youth unemployment for the same period.
§ Mr. Alison[pursuant to his reply, 28 July 1982]: The following table gives the, monthly changes in the total numbers registered as unemployed in the Liverpool and Brixton employment office areas from June 1981. The figures include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted. Separate unemployment statistics are not collected for Toxteth, which is part of the Liverpool employment office area. Some of the monthly changes in 1981 may reflect the effects of emergency procedures in benefit offices, following civil service industrial action.
Between April 1981 and April 1982, the latest date for which the quarterly analysis by age is available, the numbers of registered unemployed under 18 years of age increased by 91 in the Liverpool employment office area, and by 83 in the Brixton employment office area. Easter school leavers are included in the April 1982 figures but not in those for April 1981.
Liverpool employment office area Change from previous month Brixton employment office area Change from previous month 1981 July +311 +511 August -78 +745 September +855 +15 October -178 +281 November -1,702 -490 December -663 +163 1982 January +298 +344 February -363 +97 March -207 -39 April -206 -51 May -25 -247 June +1,050 +233 July +794 +68