§ Mr. Weetchasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many women currently are unemployed in Suffolk; how these figures compre with 1979; and what is the percentage increase over the period.
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§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives the number of females registered as unemployed—the old basis of the count—in Suffolk at January 1979 and the number of unemployed female claimants—the new basis of the count—in the area at January 1983. It also gives the numbers of both the old and the new bases at October 1982 and the percentage increases between comparable figures. The difference between the two October figures would not be applicable to other months. The figures in the table include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted.
Suffolk Number of unemployed females Registration January 1979 2,642 October 1982 7,075 Percentage increase 167.8 Claimants October 1982 6,372 January 1983 6,529 Percentage increase 2.5