§ 30. Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were out of work in Stockport and in the north-west of England in May 1979 and for the most recent date.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives the numbers registered as unemployed—the old basis of the unemployment count—for the areas specified at May 1979332W and the numbers of unemployed claimants—the new basis of the count—at January 1933. It also gives the numbers unemployed on both the old and new bases at October 1982. The figures include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted.
Stockport jobcentre area North West Region Registered unemployed May 1979 4,488 191,066 October 1982 12,943 465,560 Unemployed claimants October 1982 12,119 425,573 January 1983 12,427 447,039