HC Deb 23 April 1963 vol 676 cc13-4W
56. Dame Irene Ward

asked the Minister of Labour what were the unemployment figures at the nearest available date for Aspatria, Bishop Auckland, Crook,

Employment Exchange Area Unemployment at 8th April, 1963 Estimated Number of Employees Mid-1962
Males Females Total
Aspatria 86 32 118 1,612
Bishop Auckland 989 283 1,272 13,387
Crook 662 138 800 10,819
Shildon 190 54 244 6,520
Spennymoor 769 242 1,011 15,076
Blaydon 626 181 807 12,084
Blyth 716 176 892 12,996
Chester-le-Street 505 115 620 11,629
Cleveland Area
Guisborough 158 25 183 2,367
Saltburn 390 81 471 3,999
Loftus 185 33 218 4,202
Consett 607 157 764 19,759
Darlington 1,311 387 1,698 50,141
Hartlepool 695 104 799 37,917
West Hartlepool 2,433 651 3,084
Haswell 163 6 169 3,315
Horden 607 259 866 14,716
Houghton-le-Spring 630 226 856 15,201
Prudhoe 120 39 159 3,508
Seaham 475 256 731 15,745
Seaton Delaval 287 74 361 3,132
Stanley 711 177 888 19,354
Sunderland 3,073 505 3,578 87,750
Pallion 1,893 444 2,337
Southwick-on-Wear 1,117 186 1,303
Jarrow and Hebburn 1,797 554 2,351 28,163
South Shields 2,965 546 3,511 38,302
Whitby 413 65 478 5,014
Wingate 447 112 559 9,198
Workington 723 361 1,084 17,115
Maryport 381 126 507 5,681
Cockermouth 98 37 135 4,376
Billingham (Haverton Hill) 590 155 745 72,989
Stockton and Thornaby 2,296 617 2,913
Middlesbrough 4,178 1,051 5,229 58,552
Redcar 499 199 698 8,926
South Bank 946 222 1,168 33,451
North Shields 1,482 290 1,772 25,544
WhitleyBay 545 155 700 9,502
Wallsend-on-Tyne 1,041 288 1,329 25,932
Newcastle-on-Tyne 3,020 644 3,664 176,650
Elswick 1,767 492 2,259
Walker 1,075 139 1,214
Gateshead 2,174 399 2,573 54,206

Shildon and Spennymoor, Blaydon, Blyth, Chester-le-Street, Cleveland Area, Consett, Darlington, Hartlepool and West Hartlepool, Haswell and Hordon, Houghton-le-Spring, Prudhoe, Seaham, Seaton Delaval, Stanley, Sunderland, Pallion and Southwick on Wear, Jarrow, Hebburn, South Shields, Whitby, Wingate, Workington, Marport and Cockermouth, Haverton Hill, Billingham, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Southbank, Stockton and Thornaby, North Shields, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Whitley Bay, Gateshead, and Wallsend-on-Tyne, respectively; and what is the number of insured population in each place.

Mr. Whitelaw

The following is the information: