§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the male rate of unemployment in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) France, (c) Germany, (d) the USA and (e) Japan for each year since 1979; and if he will indicate the reasons for changes.
§ Miss WiddecombeInternational comparable unemployment rates for males are available from 1987 and can be found in "Eurostatistics", which is published by the Statistical Office of the European Community and is available in the Library. Changes in unemployment rates are due to many factors which vary in their effect from country to country, one of which is the particular point reached in a country's economic cycle. The latest monthly figures from the SOEC indicate that the United Kingdom is the only country from the European Community, Japan and the USA where the rate of male unemployment is falling.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the rate of unemployment among men in December 1993 in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) Germany, (c) Italy and (d) France.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe information requested is given in the following table. No figures are available for the unified Germany.
Internationally comparable ILO unemployment rates for men (December 1993 seasonally adjusted) Per cent. United Kingdom 11.9 Italy 7.9 France 9.5 Source: Statistical Office of the European Community (SOEC) monthly Unemployment Bulletin.
The United Kingdom is the only European Community country where the rate of male unemployment has fallen over the year to December 1993.