HC Deb 23 March 1960 vol 620 cc36-41W
60. Mr. Ross

asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number of registered unemployed in each of the districts listed under the Local Employ-

NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND THE PERCENTAGE RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN EACH OF THE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS AT 15TH FEBRUARY, 1960
District Wholly unemployed Total including Temporarily stopped
Number Per cent. Number Per cent.
England—
Bishop Auckland, Crook, Shildon and Spennymoor 2,111 4.3 2,178 4.4
Blackpool 2,816 5.7 2,911 5.9
Bridlington and Filey 828 7.4 1,054 9.4
Cornwall (excluding Bude, Gunnislake, Launceston, St. Austell, Saltash and Truro) 4,046 6.8 4,077 6.9
Haltwhistle 79 2.5 82 2.6
Hartlepools 2,062 5.7 2,132 5.9
Ilfracombe 315 9.7 322 9.9
Margate and Ramsgate 2,171 7.6 2,174 7.6
Merseyside and Prescot 26,362 4.1 26,699 4.1
Scarborough 1,256 6.3 1,385 6.9
Sheerness 679 8.0 679 8.0
Skegness and Mablethorpe 808 7.1 823 7.2
South East Tyneside 4,869 7.0 5,445 7.8
Southwold 185 5.9 185 5.9
Sunderland, Seaham, Horden and Houghton-le-Spring 7,749 5.8 7,994 6.0
West Cumberland (excluding Millom and Wigton) 1,845 3.7 1,879 3.8
Whitby 325 7.3 429 9.6
Scotland—
Aberdeen, Inveruric and Stonehaven 4,339 4.5 4,772 4.9
Ardrossan, Dairy, Irvine, Kilbirnie, Kil-winning and Stevenston 2,291 6.8 2,430 7.2
Bathgate, Broxburn and the Calders 1,369 4.9 1,520 5.4
Dumbarton 1,413 5.5 1,417 5.5
Dundee and Broughty Ferry 3,281 3.8 3,378 3.9
Girvan 226 6.5 282 8.1
Glasgow (including Barrhead, Clydebank, Kirkintilloch and Rutherglen) 28,338 4.6 28,822 4.7
Greenock and Port Glasgow 3,253 7.4 3,265 7.4
Highlands and Islands 7,472 9.4 8,587 10.8
North Lanarkshire 9,264 6.4 9,635 6.7
Paisley, Johnstone and Renfrew 3,067 4.4 3,077 4.4
Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Banff and Buckie 2,020 8.3 3,702 15.2
Rothesay 347 12.5 351 12.6
Sanquhar 157 6.0 158 60
Shotts 361 4.8 363 4.8
Stranraer 500 8.1 537 8.7
Wales—
Ammanford, Garnant, Pontardawe and Ystalyfera 854 4.6 860 4.6
Anglesey 1,336 11.8 1,345 11.9
Bargoed, Blackwood, Pontlottyn and Ystrad Mynach 1,480 5.5 1,487 5.5
Caernarvon, Bangor, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Portmadoc and Pwllheli 2,024 71 2,237 7.9
Llanelly 1,193 2.8 1,267 3.0
Merthyr Tydfil 1,050 4.6 1,050 4.6
Milford Haven and Pembroke Dock 412 4.4 412 4.4
Rhondda, Pontyclun and Tonyrefail 2,218 5.5 2,219 5.5
Rhyl 780 6.6 780 6.6

ment Bill; and what percentage of the employed persons in each area that represents.

Mr. Heath

The following is the reply:

61. Mr. Ross

asked the Minister of Labour if he will list the employment exchange areas outside the districts listed under the Local Employment Bill where the percentage of unemployed is 4 per

NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS OUTSIDE THE DISTRICTS LISTED UNDER THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT BLLL WHERE THE PERCENTAGE RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT WAS 4 PER CENT. OR OVER ON 15TH FEBRUARY, 1960
Employment Exchanges Wholly Unemployed Total Unemployed (including Temporarily Stopped)
Number Percentage rate Number Percentage rate
ENGLAND:—
Amble 130 4.0 169 5.2
Aylsham Area 342 4.9 342 4.9
Beccles 171 4.4 171 4.4
Berwick 364 4.5 405 5.0
Bideford 317 4.1 319 4.2
Bishops Castle 27 3.5 37 4.8
Brixham 135 6.2 139 6.4
Bude 145 4.0 145 4.0
Bungay 117 4.8 117 4.8
Cheadle 130 2.2 242 4.1
Clacton-on-Sea 506 4.7 506 4.7
Cleobury Mortimer 37 4.1 40 4.4
Cromer 306 4.0 306 4.0
Deal 346 4.5 349 4.5
Diss 223 5.5 224 5.5
Downham Market 200 4.0 223 4.5
Exmouth 255 4.3 256 4.3
Eye 104 5.4 106 5.5
Fleetwood Area 1,068 5.4 1,114 5.7
Grange-over-Sands 61 4.2 65 4.5
Great Yarmouth 1,181 4.3 1,188 4.3
Gunnislake 75 12.8 75 12.8
Harleston 170 6.1 170 6.1
Haswell 205 4.3 206 4.3
Hemsworth Area 598 4.5 599 4.5
Herne Bay/Whitstable 449 6.2 464 6.4
Hoylake 283 5.8 284 5.8
Isle of Wight 1,451 4.9 1,509 5.1
Kingsbridge 178 4.7 178 4.7
Leiston 215 4.9 215 4.9
Leominster 269 5.3 291 5.7
Lowestoft 1,005 5.0 1,034 5.2
Marple 174 7.1 174 71
Morecambe 520 4.0 560 4.3
Neston 101 5.0 101 5.0
Pickering 158 6.9 191 8.4
Pitsea Area 624 4.8 667 5.1
Plymouth Area 3,358 4.0 3,393 4.0
Ross-on-Wye 235 6.6 243 6.8
Saltburn 184 6.2 185 6.2
Seaton 53 3.7 59 4.2
South Tyne West 2,940 3.8 3,102 4.1
Stokesley 59 4.3 59 4.3
Teignmouth 244 5.3 244 5.3
Thorne 563 6.8 567 6.8
Torquay Area 1,271 4.9 1,311 5.1
Widnes 838 4.0 846 4.0

cent. or over, giving, in each case, the number of unemployed and the percentage.

Mr. Heath

The following is the reply:

Employment Exchanges Wholly Unemployed Total Unemployed (including Temporarily Stopped)
Number Percentage rate Number Percentage rate
SCOTLAND:—
Arbroath Area 437 4.5 558 5.8
Banchory 130 3.4 195 5.1
Blairgowrie 214 4.2 261 5.2
Bo'ness 277 4.6 279 4.6
Brechin 183 4.1 196 4.4
Castle Douglas 303 4.8 307 4.8
Cowdenbeath Area 2,267 4.3 2,292 4.3
Elgin Area 433 3.6 864 7.2
Forres Area 317 5.5 405 7.0
Keith 122 3.4 190 5.2
Kilmarnock Area 1,219 3.5 2,443 7.1
Kirkcaldy Area 2,184 4.4 2,209 4.5
Largs 157 5.8 157 5.8
Lesmahagow 224 5.7 232 5.9
Montrose 257 3.5 348 4.7
Musselburgh Area 511 3.2 659 4.1
Newton Stewart 204 5.5 204 5.5
Turriff 137 5.4 196 7.7
WALES:—
Abergavenny Area 209 4.0 210 4.0
Caerphilly Area 697 6.6 706 6.7
Cardigan 149 5.3 149 5.3
Corwen Area 121 4.0 143 4.7
Lampeter Area 189 4.8 192 4.9
Llandrindod Wells Area 113 2.9 160 4.1
Llandudno Area 533 5.5 533 5.5
Porthcawl 120 5.7 120 5.7
Swansea Area 2,513 4.1 2,608 4.2
Tenby Area 189 6.0 189 6.0
Towyn 39 4.0 39 4.0
Wrexham Area 1,478 4.0 1,479 4.0

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