HC Deb 04 December 1958 vol 596 c175W
Mr. McCann

asked the Minister of Labour the total number of unemployed, including temporarily stopped, in Rochdale at the latest convenient date; and what percentage of the working population this represents.

Mr. Wood

The Answer is 2,477 at 17th November, 1958, representing 4.8 per cent. of the estimated total number of employees in the area. Of these 1,592 were temporarily stopped.