§ Mr. Gunterasked the Minister of Labour the numbers registered as unemployed on the last convenient date, at the Pitsea, Rayleigh and Southend-on-Sea exchanges; what percentage of the total insured workers these figures represent; and how they compared with the national average.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe numbers of insured persons registered as unemployed at 14th June were 388 at Pitsea, 200 at Rayleigh and 1,116 at Southend-on-Sea. The number of persons registered as unemployed in a particular area are mainly residents in that area. The total number of insured persons recorded, on the other hand are mainly those working in the area. Owing to the fact that large numbers of residents in the areas in question are employed elsewhere it is not possible to compute reliable percentage rates of unemployment.