Unemployment (Hansard, 11 June 1958)

§ 44. Mr. Lewis
asked the Minister of Labour whether he will publish in HANSARD a table of figures giving for the year 1951 the monthly average number of male and female persons wholly unemployed, including casuals, and

— Wholly unemployed (including Casuals) Temporarily stopped Total

Males Females Males Females

15th January, 1951 … … … 223,715 99,463 7,149 3,244 333,571

12th February, 1951 … … … 198,751 94,998 5,417 2,786 301,952

12th March, 1951 … … … 178,101 89,651 4,781 2,328 274,861

16th April, 1951 … … … 160,350 85,847 4,558 2,197 252,952

21st May, 1951 … … … 137,251 71,532 4,713 2,186 215,682

18th June, 1951 … … … 120,730 62,587 4,733 2,726 190,776

16th July, 1951 … … … 116,456 59,045 5,996 4,350 185,847

13th August, 1951 … … … 126,783 66,844 6,103 5,154 204,884

17th September, 1951 … … … 127,304 76,648 7,909 5,167 217,028

15th October, 1951 … … … 140,203 94,251 12,669 16,633 263,756

12th November, 1951 … … … 152,516 101,691 16,020 20,250 290,477

10th December, 1951 … … … 158,674 100,764 16,790 26,728 302,956

Average for 1951 … … … 153,400 83,600 8,100 7,800 252,900

13th January, 1958 … … … 268,304 105,753 14,084 7,386 395,527

17th February, 1958 … … … 280,876 111,944 20,656 11,071 424,547

17th March, 1958 … … … 285,372 110,355 21,609 15,735 433,071

14th April, 1958 … … … 293,233 114,196 20,739 15,531 443,699

§ 49. Mr. Hale
asked the Minister of Labour if he will state to the most recent date for which figures are available the number of males and females unemployed, showing the figures for the corresponding date in 1957 for purposes of comparison.

§ Mr. Iain Macleod
At 12th May, 1958, the numbers of unemployed persons on the registers of employment exchanges in Great Britain were 309,416 males and 138,140 females compared with 214,978 males and 98,494 females at 13th May, 1957.

§ 50. Mr. Hale
asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that the most recent published figures show that on 17th March, 1958, there was an increase of approximately 33⅓ per cent. in the number of unemployed in the North Western Region over the corresponding date for 1957; and what steps he proposes to take to deal with this increasingly grave problem.

§ Mr. Iain Macleod
The rise in the unemployment figures in recent months in
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similar details for those temporarily stopped; and how these figures compare with the months of January, February, March and April, 1958.

§ Mr. Iain Macleod
The following table gives the numbers of persons registered as unemployed in Great Britain at the undermentioned dates:
the North Western Region has been mainly due to increased short-time working in the cotton industry. My local offices are doing all they can to help those needing it to obtain other employment.

—	Wholly unemployed (including Casuals)	Temporarily stopped	Total
				Males	Females	Males	Females
15th January, 1951	…	…	…	223,715	99,463	7,149	3,244	333,571
12th February, 1951	…	…	…	198,751	94,998	5,417	2,786	301,952
12th March, 1951	…	…	…	178,101	89,651	4,781	2,328	274,861
16th April, 1951	…	…	…	160,350	85,847	4,558	2,197	252,952
21st May, 1951	…	…	…	137,251	71,532	4,713	2,186	215,682
18th June, 1951	…	…	…	120,730	62,587	4,733	2,726	190,776
16th July, 1951	…	…	…	116,456	59,045	5,996	4,350	185,847
13th August, 1951	…	…	…	126,783	66,844	6,103	5,154	204,884
17th September, 1951	…	…	…	127,304	76,648	7,909	5,167	217,028
15th October, 1951	…	…	…	140,203	94,251	12,669	16,633	263,756
12th November, 1951	…	…	…	152,516	101,691	16,020	20,250	290,477
10th December, 1951	…	…	…	158,674	100,764	16,790	26,728	302,956
Average for 1951	…	…	…	153,400	83,600	8,100	7,800	252,900
13th January, 1958	…	…	…	268,304	105,753	14,084	7,386	395,527
17th February, 1958	…	…	…	280,876	111,944	20,656	11,071	424,547
17th March, 1958	…	…	…	285,372	110,355	21,609	15,735	433,071
14th April, 1958	…	…	…	293,233	114,196	20,739	15,531	443,699