§ Mr. Chapmanasked the Minister of Labour if he will give the latest figures he has for vacancies in each region, compared with unemployment.
§ Mr. HareThe following table gives figures of the numbers of registered unemployed in each region on 16th October, and the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled on 11th October.
Region Registered Unemployed on 16th October, 1961 Unfilled Vacancies on 11th October 1961 London and South Eastern 56,558 87,550 Eastern and Southern 29,266 36,661 South-Western 19,365 16,801 Midland 39,377 28,644 North Midland 15,991 24,181 East and West Ridings 20,737 24,839 North-Western 51,343 34,651 Northern 33,260 7,954 Scotland 65,284 14,355 Wales 34,564 13,593 Great Britain 365,745 289,229