East Midlands (Hansard, 2 February 1988)

HC Deb 02 February 1988 vol 126 c561W 561W

§ 99. Mr. Brandon-Bravo
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the decline in unemployment in the east midlands and the rise in the number of unfilled vacancies in Nottingham.

§ Mr. Lee
On 10 December 1987 the number of unemployed claimants in the east midlands region, adjusted for seasonality and excluding school leavers was 162,800 a fall of 30,800 over the last 12 months. The number of unfilled vacancies registered at jobcentres in Nottingham on 4 December 1987, was 1,305 an increase of 86 since December 1986.
The jobcentres that cover Nottingham are Nottingham, Arnold, Bulwell, Ilkeston, and Netherfield.