§ 59. Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the Minister of Labour how many persons are registered as unemployed at the Dartford Employment Exchange; for what lengths of time they have been registered; and how these figures compare with those of a year ago.
§ Mr. WhitelawAt 15th October 283 persons were registered as unemployed at the Dartford Employment Exchange and Youth Employment Office, compared with 170 at 16th October, 1961. The following table shows the duration of unemployment for the wholly unemployed: 9W
ANALYSIS OF WORKERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AT DARTFORD EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE Duration of unemployment 15th October, 1962 11th September, 1961 Males Females Total Males Females Total Up to 4 weeks … … 129 27 156 52 26 78 4 to 8 weeks … … 34 10 44 19 12 31 8 to 13 weeks … … 21 4 25 5 4 9 13 to 26 weeks … … 15 3 18 10 4 14 26 to 52 weeks … … 14 3 17 20 2 22 52 weeks and over … … 18 2 20 12 2 14 Total … … 231 49 280 118 50 168 NOTE.—No comparable analysis of duration of unemployment is available for October, 1961 owing to a change in the dates of compilation of these figures.