HC Deb 06 March 1959 vol 601 cc75-6W
Mr. Mellish

asked the Minister of Labour if he will give the total number of men and women unemployed, at the nearest convenient date in January, 1959,

NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE BOOTLE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AND THE REGENT ROAD EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES
Date Men Boys Women Girls Total
Bootle (including Youth Employment Office)
11th February, 1957 774 60 450 36 1,320
17th February, 1958 901 65 345 33 1,344
9th February, 1959 1,163 132 425 52 1,772
Regent Road
11th February, 1957 918 918
17th February, 1958 1,079 1,079
9th February, 1959 1,043 1,043

Mr. Mahon

asked the Minister of Labour how many men under 40 years of age and how many boys under 18 years of age, are registered as unemployed at the Breeze Hill Employment Exchange,

in the County of London area, and the comparable figures for January, 1958, 1957, and 1956.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The following table gives the information desired.

NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN THE LONDON ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES
Date Males Females Total
16th January, 1956 12,521 4,850 17,371
14th January, 1957 19,393 7,059 26,452
13th January, 1958 23,050 7,329 30,379
12th January, 1959 31,456 9,041 40,497