§ Mr. W. R. Williamsasked the Minister of Labour (1) what was the number of unemployed persons registered at the local exchanges covering the districts of Openshaw, Bradford, Clayton and Newton Heath, respectively, in the city of Manchester and in Failsworth on 1st January, 1958 and 1959, respectively;
(2) what was the number of persons on part-time work in the Openshaw, Bradford, Clayton and Newton Heath districts of Manchester and in Failsworth on 1st January, 1959; and how the number compares with that for 1st January, 1958.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe Table below gives the information desired, so far as it is available.
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NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE OPENSHAW, NEWTON HEATH AND FAILSWORTH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES 13th January, 1958 12th January, 1959 Employment Exchange and Youth Employment Office* Wholly Unemployed Temporarily Stopped† Wholly Unemployed Temporarily Stopped† Openshaw … … 353 62 1,034 223 Newton Heath … … 432 22 741 92 Failsworth … … 127 23 282 619 * Separate figures are not available for the Bradford and Clayton Districts of Manchester as these districts are included in the area of the Openshaw Employment Exchange. † The "temporarily stopped" are persons on short-time or otherwise temporarily suspended who were not at work on the Monday to which the figures relate and were registering at the Employment Exchanges or Youth Employment Offices. Statistics of the numbers on part-time work are not available for local areas.