HC Deb 22 July 1959 vol 609 c121W
68. Mr. Owen

asked the Minister of Labour why more than 16,000 young persons under 18 years of age were registered as unemployed in Great Britain on 15th June; and whether he will make a statement of Government policy to deal with this danger to the livelihood of the youth of this country.

Mr. Wood

In June there were more than four times as many vacancies as

NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EACH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE IN MIDLOTHIAN IN JANUARY AND JUNE IN EACH OF THE YEARS 1951–59
Employment Exchanges 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
January
Dalkeith 192 116 210 230 230 144 320 226 412
East Calder 34 42 44 49 36 40 40 70 104
Edinburgh* 3,522 3,369 4,883 4,554 3,586 3,126 3,483 3,974 4,998
Leith 1,074 898 1,409 1,216 921 800 890 906 1,249
Loan head 102 81 269 199 215 149 155 246 312
Musselburgh 247 312 453 483 440 354 411 384 596
Portobello 204 163 307 256 203 180 225 252 399
West Calder 93 66 91 187 117 85 112 141 193
Total, Midlothian 5,468 5,047 7,666 7,174 5,748 4,878 5,636 6,199 8,263
June
Dalkeith 68 121 141 148 101 144 128 212 244
East Calder 10 14 23 26 28 27 33 39 48
Edinburgh* 1,836 3,207 3,544 3,054 2,169 2,169 2,459 3,342 3,423
Leith 598 824 979 857 666 607 632 878 1,148
Loanhead 62 95 188 141 116 117 194 264 194
Musselburgh 169 250 400 424 200 231 228 332 327
Portobello 107 174 197 178 131 120 187 260 309
West Calder 54 78 98 81 76 85 78 105 148
Total, Midlothian 2,904 4,763 5,570 4,909 3,487 3,500 3,939 5,432 5,841
* Including Youth Employment Office.