HC Deb 20 December 1963 vol 686 cc296-7W
Mr. Randall

asked the Minister of Labour what was the number of boys and girls under 18 years of age registered as unemployed at the Gateshead Youth Employment Office at mid-December in the years 1961, 1962 and 1963; and what is the number of school-leavers registered for first employment at December, 1963, and the estimated number of summer school-leavers who have taken up full-time further educational courses and who are not included in the number of registered unemployed for December, 1963.

Mr. Whitelaw

The numbers of boys and girls under 18 years of age registered as unemployed at the Gateshead Youth Employment Office at mid-December in the years 1961, 1962 and 1963 were 53, 143 and 194 respectively. The December, 1963 total included 45 school-leavers registered for first employment. About

NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED AT GATESHEAD AND FELLING
Men Boys Women Girls
9th December, 1963 2,116 170 641 24
10th December, 1962 2,213 119 363 24
11th December, 1961 1,367 39 216 14
Percentage change between 1961 and 1963 +55 +336 +197 +71
Percentage change between 1962 and 1963 -4 +43 +77 Nil
There were on 4th December, 194 unfilled vacancies notified to the Gateshead and Felling Employment Exchanges.