HC Deb 20 April 1959 vol 604 c9W
89. Mr. Lewis

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will publish in HANSARD a table giving the monthly figures of registered unemployed in West Ham for each month from January, 1957, until the latest convenient stated date; how these figures compare with a similar period from January, 1949, to January, 1951; and whether he will give similar details for port and dock workers for the periods mentioned.

Mr. Iain Macleod

In the latter part of this Question the hon. Member pre-

NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN WEST HAM AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES
1949 1950 1951 1957 1958 1959
January 1,747 1,283 1,053 1,213 1,314 2,250
February 1,693 1,372 882 1,419 1,619 2,189
March 1,483 1,156 883 1,316 1,708 1,900
April 1,353 1,203 1,264 1,828
May 1,236 1,270 1,260 1,776
June 1,131 1,094 929 1,998
July 1,066 1,040 692 1,485
August 918 997 969 1,484
September 916 824 899 1,561
October 1,346 1,158 1,026 1,811
November 1,054 1,088 1,189 2,063
December 1,021 944 1,138 1,843

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