§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Labour how many unemployed men, women, boys, and girls there were in
JUNE, 1951 Region Unemployment Vacancies Men Women Boys Girls Total Men Women Boys Girls Total London and South Eastern 19,054 10,410 772 563 30,799 50,686 37,571 17,054 19,487 124,798 Midland 3,965 2,596 147 128 6,836 30,479 12,798 7,667 7,068 58,012 Scotland 28,983 12,054 716 557 42,310 13,402 7,226 5,799 6,897 33,324
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JUNE, 1962 Region Unemployment Vacancies Men Women Boys Girls Total Men Women Boys Girls Total London and South Eastern 44,820 14,105 1,891 1,025 61,841 26,518 29,480 8,310 11,062 75,370 Midland✶ 25,796 8,456 740 530 35,522 7,727 5,518 3,992 3,819 21,056 Scotland 50,610 18,010 2,199 1,305 72,124 3,606 5,967 1,790 3,275 14,638 ✶ As from 15th April, 1962, the Midland Region of the Ministry of Labour was extended to include certain areas formerly in the North Midland Region. These have been excluded. Table for England and Wales gives information for 31st December, 1951, and 31st March, 1957.
London and the South-East, the Midlands, and Scotland in June, 1951, and in June, 1962; and what were the comparable vacancy figures.
§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Labour if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the overall rise in employment between June, 1951, and June, 1962, in London and the South-East, the Midlands, and Scotland, respectively.
§ Mr. GreenI regret that figures for 1962 are not yet available. The figures for 1951 and 1961 were given in my reply to the hon. Member on 18th April, 1962.