§ 77. Mr. Osborneasked the Minister of Labour the unemployment figures for the main cotton areas of Lancashire for six months and three months ago, and for the most recent convenient date, respectively.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe table below gives the information desired:
NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN THE UNDER-MENTIONED AREAS IN DECEMBER, 1958, AND MARCH AND JUNE, 1959. Area 8th December, 1958 9th March, 1959 15th June, 1959 Accrington 733 1,072 845 Ashton-under-Lyne 1,537 1,154 641 Atherton 343 325 252 Blackburn 2,302 2,048 1,686 Bolton 2,372 2,802 1,714 Burnley 1,730 1,989 1,135 Bury 829 614 481 Chorley 925 766 347 Colne 477 358 160 Darwen 396 535 384 Oldham (including Failsworth) 7,414 4,827 2,708 Farnworth 504 821 505 Great Harwood 503 265 210 Haslingden 151 118 63 Heywood 434 382 343 Leigh 630 1,124 761 Littleborough 705 770 110 Manchester (including Stretford) 9,816 10,149 8,239 Middleton 707 618 407 Nelson 674 858 307 Padiham 272 190 98 Preston 2,040 1,959 1,349 Radcliffe 331 273 189 Ramsbottom 124 89 45 Rawtenstall 209 182 79 Rochdale 2,617 1,621 1,008 Salford (including Eccles and Pendlebury) 2,729 2,543 2,294 Shaw 1,089 846 112 Walkden 208 230 216 Wigan 2,105 1,961 1,298