§ 56. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Labour if he will publish in the Official Report the overall rise in employment between 1951 and 1961 in London and the South-East, in the Midlands, and in Scotland, with the numbers of unemployed men, women, boys and girls, and the number of vacancies for each category in each area, in March, 1951, and in March, 1962.
§ Mr. GreenThe following is the information:
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March, 1962 Region Unemployment Vacancies Men Women Boys Girls Total Men Women Boys Girls Total London and South Eastern 52,124 15,465 2,025 1,199 70,813 22,624 23,211 7,657 10,406 63,898 Midland 24,534 8,519 649 522 34,224 8,416 4,220 3,884 3,973 20,493 Scotland 55,302 20,457 2,674 1,794 80,227 3,368 3,532 1,482 2,772 11,154