HC Deb 16 July 1962 vol 663 cc11-3W
Mr. W. Hamilton

asked 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

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. Green

The following is the information:

Mr. W. Hamilton

asked 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. Green

I 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.