HC Deb 06 December 1988 vol 143 cc147-8W
81. Mr. Evennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current number of job vacancies in the Greater London area.

Mr. Lee

In October 1988 the number of unfilled vacancies registered at jobcentres in the Greater London region, seasonally adjusted, was 29,000. This figure does not include all vacancies in the economy. A survey conducted in June 1988 showed that there were around 150,000 vacancies in total in Greater London, around four and a half times the level of vacancies recorded at the jobcentres at that time.