§ Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the figures of unemployment in each region at July 1964 compared with 1951, the percentage increase or decrease they represent on the 1951 figures, and the number of 139W unfilled vacancies at the latest convenient date and in 1951 for each region.
COMPARISON OF NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED AND UNFILLED VACANCIES BY REGIONS—JULY, 1951 AND JULY, 1964 Number Unemployed Unfilled Vacancies Region July, 1951 July, 1964 Per cent. increase between 1951 and 1964 July, 1951 July, 1964 London and South Eastern … 29,407 44,875 52.6 131,381 114,185 Eastern and Southern … 11,932 21,440 79.7 56,775 60,236 South Western … 8,544 14,640 71.3 30,424 24,465 Midlands … 9,460 26,426 179.3 96,287 69,705 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire … 12,963 22,781 75.7 50,293 33,767 North western … 27,894 55,516 99.0 74,018 37,600 Northern … 21,276 36,506 71.6 17,680 11,827 Scotland … 43,797 74,408 69.9 33,084 16,607 Wales … 20,574 20,986 2.0 14,118 12,047