HC Deb 13 February 1963 vol 671 c202W
85. Mr. P. Wells

asked the Minister of Labour what was the number of unemployed registered at the Sheerness Employment Exchange at the latest count; what percentage of insured workers this represents; and how it compares with the corresponding periods of 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, and 1962.

Mr. Hare

The following table gives the information required:

NUMBER OF PERSONS REGISTERED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT, AT SHEERNESS EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
Date Number Per cent.
14th January, 1963 … 767 10.5
15th January, 1962 … 545 7.4
16th January, 1961 … 487 6.6
11th January, 1960 … 588 8.7
12th January, 1959 … 419 5.6
13th January, 1958 … 257 3.0

In January, 1963, about a third of the persons registered were last employed in construction.