§ Mr. Priorasked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the numbers of unemployed in the Borough of Lowestoft on 1st December, 1959, 1960, 1961, and 1962; how many of the unemployed were over 50 years of age; what was the number of employed persons on the same 269W dates; and what proportion the unemployed represented of the employed.
LOWESTOFT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREA Date* Number Unemployed Number of Employees in Employment Unemployment Percentage Rate (Total unemployed as a percentage of allemployees—employed and unemployed) Total Wholly unemployed aged 50 and over included in total 7th December 1959 … 720 250 20,100 3.5 12th December 1960 … 603 245 20,500 2.9 11th December 1961 … 564 221 21,100 2.6 10th December 1962 … 865 Not available† Not available‡ 4.0 * Monthly unemployment figures are available only at the statistical date. † From 1962, analyses by age are collected in July and January. ‡ Figures of employees in employment relate to the mid-yearly count of insurance cards; those [...]or 1962 are not yet available.