§ Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Labour the percentage of unemployment in Newcastle-under-Lyme; how it compares with the national average; and the number of unfilled vacancies.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodAt 15th September the percentage rate of unemployment at employment exchanges in the Newcastle-under-Lyme area was 3.6 compared with 2.2 for Great Britain as a whole. The number of vacancies notified to these offices and remaining unfilled at 8th October was 113.