§
Mr. Alison
[pursuant to his reply, 28 February 1983, c. 56]: The following table gives, for each travel-to-work area, the percentage increase in the numbers registered as unemployed—the old basis of the count—between May 1979 and October 1982. The areas are listed in rank order for each region separately. The numbers on which the increases are based include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted.
| South East |
Percentage increases |
| Slough* |
305.3 |
| High Wycombe* |
288.8 |
| Hitchin* |
285.0 |
| Aldershot* |
282.1 |
| Hertford* |
276.6 |
| St Albans* |
273.7 |
| Stevenage |
271.9 |
| Buckingham |
264.2 |
| Watford* |
257.7 |
| Crawley* |
252.9 |
| Harlow* |
252.2 |
| Aylesbury |
252.1 |
| Andover |
251.2 |
| Ashord (Kent) |
243.3 |
| Reading* |
242.8 |
| Luton* |
242.6 |
| Guildford* |
232.4 |
| Harwich |
222.3 |
| Braintree* |
212.8 |
| Chelmsford* |
212.3 |
| Bedford* |
209.4 |
| Tunbridge Wells* |
205.3 |
| Milton Keynes |
199.8 |
| Maidstone |
198.1 |
| Chatham* |
197.8 |
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| South East |
Percentage increases |
| Alton |
191.1 |
| Greater London* |
190.2 |
| Newport (IOW)* |
187.2 |
| Southend-on-Sea* |
183.2 |
| Southampton* |
178.9 |
| Colchester |
176.5 |
| Banbury |
175.0 |
| Basingstoke |
174.6 |
| Worthing* |
171.1 |
| Eastbourne* |
169.1 |
| Newbury |
167.5 |
| Canterbury* |
164.2 |
| Chichester* |
158.1 |
| Portsmouth* |
157.0 |
| Hastings* |
151.1 |
| Lymington |
149.5 |
| Sittingbourne* |
149.0 |
| Clacton-on-Sea |
147.5 |
| Sheerness |
142.6 |
| Dover |
142.5 |
| Folkstone* |
142.1 |
| Margate |
133.4 |
| Oxford* |
123.4 |
| Brighton* |
122.8 |
| Ramsgate* |
121.8 |
| Cranbrook |
116.3 |
| * Travel-to-work areas consisting of two or more jobcentre areas. |
|
Percentage increase |
| East Anglia |
|
| Haverhill |
248.3 |
| St. Neots |
200.9 |
| North Walsham |
200.3 |
| Huntingdon |
198.3 |
| Sudbury |
197.3 |
| Peterborough |
196.3 |
| Thetford* |
194.3 |
| Lowestoft |
192.5 |
| Diss |
178.8 |
| Norwich* |
170.6 |
| Ipswich* |
165.6 |
| Cambridge |
161.7 |
| Beccles* |
160.4 |
| Leiston |
159.9 |
| March |
145.5 |
| Newmarket* |
145.1 |
| Fakenham |
137.0 |
| Wisbech |
112.8 |
| Great Yarmouth |
108.5 |
| Bury St. Edmunds |
104.6 |
| Dereham |
104.2 |
| Hunstanton |
103.5 |
| Kings Lynn |
101.8 |
| Cromer |
86.2 |
| Downham Market |
74.6 |
| Ely |
73.2 |
| Halesworth |
35.9 |
| * Travel-to-work areas consisting of two or more jobcentre areas. |
| South West |
Percentage increase |
| Wareham* |
258.3 |
| Forest of Dean* |
238.2 |
| Minehead |
221.9 |
| Devizes |
200.7 |
| Dursley |
198.6 |
| Chard |
190.2 |
| Wells* |
185.3 |
| Trowbridge* |
181.6 |
| Stroud* |
173.6 |
| Midsomer Norton |
172.7 |
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| South West |
Percentage increase |
| Bournemouth* |
170.6 |
| Cirencester |
167.6 |
| Gloucester |
163.2 |
| Liskeard* |
162.0 |
| Blandford |
161.4 |
| Frome |
156.5 |
| Salisbury* |
141.4 |
| Cheltenham* |
133.4 |
| Taunton |
127.1 |
| Swindon |
124.8 |
| Newquay |
123.2 |
| Weymouth |
122.1 |
| Warminster |
121.9 |
| Dorchester |
121.7 |
| Chippenham* |
121.6 |
| Bridgwater* |
120.1 |
| Bristol* |
116.8 |
| Yeovil* |
115.8 |
| St. Austell |
114.1 |
| Torbay* |
112.9 |
| Tiverton |
111.8 |
| Plymouth* |
109.7 |
| Ilfracombe |
106.6 |
| Barnstaple |
105.8 |
| Weston-Super-Mare |
105.4 |
| Wadebridge |
104.1 |
| Bridport |
103.1 |
| Bath |
99.9 |
| Honiton |
93.6 |
| Axminster* |
91.3 |
| Exeter* |
91.3 |
| Okehampton |
87.8 |
| Bideford |
86.8 |
| Redruth* |
85.9 |
| Truro |
84.1 |
| Falmouth |
83.7 |
| Bude |
83.4 |
| St. Ives |
81.0 |
| Shaftesbury |
78.7 |
| Launceston |
78.1 |
| Bodmin |
77.3 |
| Penzance |
75.1 |
| Helston |
67.9 |
| Camelford |
63.4 |
| Kingsbridge |
58.7 |
| Dartmouth |
52.4 |
| * Travel-to-work areas consisting of two or more jobcentre areas. |
| West Midlands |
Percentage increase |
| Redditch |
332.5 |
| Dudley and Sandwell* |
313.4 |
| Stratford on Avon |
297.3 |
| Walsall* |
278.8 |
| Stoke-on-Trent* |
260.8 |
| Shrewsbury |
242.2 |
| Uttoxeter |
238.6 |
| Wolverhampton* |
221.4 |
| Birmingham* |
213.3 |
| Burton-on-Trent |
210.1 |
| Leamington |
204.5 |
| Whitchurch |
201.4 |
| Worcester* |
195.5 |
| Evesham |
195.0 |
| Stafford* |
194.6 |
| Kidderminster* |
191.7 |
| Rugby |
181.4 |
| Coventry* |
176.4 |
| Oakengates* |
175.3 |
| Market Drayton |
166.8 |
| Oswestry |
144.9 |
| Ross-on-Wye |
139.5 |
| Leek |
137.6 |
| Ludlow |
134.1 |
94W
| West Midlands |
Percentage increase |
| Hereford |
127.7 |
| Ledbury |
100.4 |
| Leominster |
96.4 |
| * Travel-to-work areas consisting of two or more jobcentre areas. |
|
Percentage increase |
| East Midlands |
|
| Rushden |
433.3 |
| Buxton* |
336.6 |
| Matlock* |
301.0 |
| Hinckley |
293.0 |
| Kettering |
288.9 |
| Wellingborough |
277.0 |
| Northampton* |
248.3 |
| Corby |
228.5 |
| Market Harborough |
221.3 |
| Loughborough |
218.1 |
| Derby* |
210.9 |
| Melton Mowbray |
202.6 |
| Chesterfield* |
195.2 |
| Alfreton |
194.4 |
| Coalville* |
182.5 |
| Sutton-in-Ashfield |
179.2 |
| Stamford* |
176.4 |
| Newark |
173.5 |
| Leicester* |
173.3 |
| Retford |
165.5 |
| Nottingham* |
159.8 |
| Louth |
159.5 |
| Worksop |
146.8 |
| Grantham |
139.0 |
| Mansfield |
125.0 |
| Holbeach |
112.2 |
| Lincoln |
107.1 |
| Gainsborough |
105.3 |
| Skegness |
95.9 |
| Sleaford |
95.1 |
| Spalding |
88.3 |
| Mablethorp |
84.8 |
| Horncastle |
82.7 |
| Boston |
78.4 |
| * Travel-to-work areas consisting of two or more jobcentre areas. |
| Yorkshire and Humberside |
Percentage increase |
| Todmorden |
285.2 |
| Halifax* |
270.5 |
| Huddersfield |
263.8 |
| Scunthorpe* |
244.5 |
| Skipton |
243.5 |
| Dewsbury* |
226.0 |
| Sheffield* |
220.6 |
| Selby |
219.6 |
| Driffield |
210.7 |
| Rotherham |
196.7 |
| Keighley |
194.3 |
| Leeds* |
178.0 |
| Filey |
167.1 |
| Ripon |
165.2 |
| Northallerton |
164.6 |
| Harrowgate |
162.6 |
| Goole |
162.2 |
| Bradford* |
157.6 |
| Wakefield* |
150.7 |
| Castleford* |
147.6 |
| Barnsley* |
143.9 |
| Doncaster* |
141.4 |
| Grimsby |
134.0 |
| Scarborough |
132.7 |
| Maltby |
131.7 |
| Mexborough* |
127.5 |
95W
| Yorkshire and Humberside |
Percentage increase |
| Whitby |
120.5 |
| York |
116.9 |
| Bridlington |
111.2 |
| Hull* |
110.7 |
| Richmond |
108.6 |
| Thirsk |
106.7 |
| Malton |
98.9 |
| Pickering |
70.0 |
| * Travel-to-work areas consisting of two or more jobcentre areas. |
| North West |
Percentage increase |
| Accrington* |
310.5 |
| Oldham* |
303.8 |
| Rossendale* |
301.8 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne |
277.2 |
| Nelson* |
265.3 |
| Northwich* |
261.8 |
| Barnoldswick |
261.4 |
| Bury* |
250.9 |
| Clitheroe |
244.3 |
| Crewe* |
234.2 |
| Rochdale |
227.4 |
| Warrington* |
225.7 |
| Burnley* |
221.2 |
| Bolton* |
207.8 |
| Macclesfield |
203.9 |
| Leigh* |
202.5 |
| Preston* |
187.7 |
| Manchester* |
182.9 |
| Blackburn* |
158.7 |
| Southport |
156.0 |
| Chester |
147.1 |
| St. Helens |
138.3 |
| Wigan* |
129.0 |
| Lancaster* |
126.2 |
| Widnes* |
119.5 |
| Blackpool* |
115.2 |
| Ormskirk* |
110.6 |
| Birkenhead* |
109.6 |
| Liverpool* |
69.1 |
| * Travel-to-work areas consisting of two or more jobcentre areas. |
| North |
Percentage increase |
| Kendal* |
198.5 |
| Workington* |
181.0 |
| Berwick-on-Tweed |
177.3 |
| Hexham |
172.8 |
| Haltwhistle |
170.7 |
| Penrith |
167.7 |
| Consett* |
164.5 |
| Darlington/South West Durham* |
156.2 |
| Central Durham* |
143.7 |
| Teesside* |
136.2 |
| Carlisle |
131.7 |
| Morpeth* |
119.4 |
| Alnwick* |
112.4 |
| Furness* |
112.1 |
| Keswick |
111.3 |
| North Tyne* |
109.8 |
| Whitehaven* |
98.3 |
| Peterlee* |
96.9 |
| South Tyne* |
92.7 |
| Barnard Castle |
88.3 |
| Wearside* |
79.6 |
| Hartlepool |
76.2 |
| * Travel-to-work areas consisting of two or more jobcentre areas. |
96W
|
Percentage increase |
| Wales |
|
| Newtown |
306.4 |
| Barmouth |
259.4 |
| Pembroke Dock |
224.4 |
| Tenby |
188.2 |
| Llanelli* |
187.2 |
| Shotton* |
182.2 |
| Port Talbot* |
166.0 |
| Machynlleth |
165.5 |
| Welshpool |
152.0 |
| Merthyr Tydfil* |
146.5 |
| Llandrindod Wells |
141.1 |
| Milford Haven* |
139.4 |
| Monmouth |
139.2 |
| Newport* |
131.8 |
| Neath* |
131.5 |
| Pontypool* |
131.1 |
| Swansea* |
128.3 |
| Pwllheli* |
127.5 |
| Llanrwst |
122.5 |
| Aberystwyth |
120.4 |
| Pontypridd* |
116.7 |
| Carmarthen |
115.1 |
| Aberdare |
114.8 |
| Llandeilo |
110.3 |
| Denbigh |
109.9 |
| Caernarvon* |
109.0 |
| Cardiff* |
107.2 |
| Brecon |
97.1 |
| Wrexham* |
96.5 |
| Tywyn |
95.7 |
| Llandudno* |
94.8 |
| Rhyl |
93.3 |
| Ebbw Vale* |
91.8 |
| Bargoed* |
91.6 |
| Cardigan |
81.0 |
| Holyhead* |
79.3 |
| Llangollen |
78.7 |
| Blaenau Ffestiniog |
77.9 |
| Lampeter* |
75.8 |
| Fishguard |
63.7 |
| * Travel-to-work areas consisting of two or more jobcentre areas. |
|
Percentage increase |
| Scotland |
|
| Peebles |
316.0 |
| Galashiels |
190.0 |
| Lerwick |
189.3 |
| Thurso |
182.5 |
| Falkirk* |
180.8 |
| Fraserburgh |
177.6 |
| Bathgate* |
169.7 |
| Stirling* |
157.1 |
| Paisley* |
157.0 |
| Buckie |
152.7 |
| Hawick |
151.3 |
| Fort William |
150.7 |
| Nairn |
143.3 |
| Kilmarnock |
140.0 |
| Dunoon |
131.5 |
| Forfar |
126.5 |
| Edinburgh* |
125.4 |
| Aberdeen* |
123.2 |
| Dumfries* |
122.9 |
| Arbroath |
121.0 |
| Kirkwall |
120.9 |
| Montrose |
117.6 |
| Blairgowrie |
116.7 |
| Peterhead |
113.9 |
| Stornoway |
113.6 |
| North Lanarkshire* |
112.9 |
| Glasgow* |
108.5 |
| Girvan |
108.4 |
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|
Percentage increase |
| Kirkcaldy* |
105.6 |
| Cumnock |
105.1 |
| Perth |
105.1 |
| Irvine* |
104.8 |
| Dunfermline* |
104.7 |
| Oban |
103.3 |
| Elgin |
102.1 |
| Kelso |
101.6 |
| Dingwall* |
100.0 |
| Anstruther |
99.3 |
| St. Andrews |
96.9 |
| Forres |
94.0 |
| Dumbarton* |
93.8 |
| Dundee |
93.7 |
| Ayr* |
88.6 |
| Stranraer |
86.4 |
| Haddington |
81.3 |
| Castle Douglas |
78.9 |
| Greenock* |
75.8 |
| Banff |
74.2 |
| Lanark* |
71.7 |
| Newton Stewart |
71.3 |
| Campeltown |
70.7 |
| Lochgilphead |
66.0 |
| Rothesay |
65.7 |
| Wick |
64.5 |
| Eyemouth |
63.0 |
| Cupar |
61.9 |
| Inverness |
61.6 |
| Sanquhar |
60.8 |
| Huntly |
23.6 |
| Portree |
16.3 |
| * Travel-to-work areas consisting of two or more jobcentre areas. |
|
Percentage increase |
| Northern Ireland |
|
| Downpatrick* |
140.6 |
| Ballymena* |
125.4 |
| Belfast* |
119.6 |
| Craigavon* |
108.8 |
| Londonderry* |
92.0 |
| Coleraine* |
89.1 |
| Omagh |
86.4 |
| Enniskillen |
86.0 |
| Dungannon |
80.5 |
| Armagh |
68.2 |
| Newry |
67.1 |
| Cookstown |
61.3 |
| Strabane |
58.9 |
| * Travel-to-work areas consisting of two or more jobcentre areas. |