§ Lord Balnielasked the Minister of Labour (1) what was the number of unemployed registered in each employment exchange in Hertfordshire at the latest convenient date; and what is the percentage of persons unemployed in the area covered by each exchange;
(2) what was the average percentage unemployment in Hertfordshire at the latest available date.
§ Mr. GodberThe following is the information:
UNEMPLOYMENT IN HERTFORDSHIRE ON 13TH JULY Employment Exchanges whose areas are wholly or mainly in Hertfordshire Number unemployed Percentage Harpenden 79 1.2 Hatfield 22 0.1 Hemel Hempstead 164 0.5 Hertford 57 0.3 Hitchin 48 0.3 Hoddesdon 15 0.2 Letchworth 90 0.4 Rickmansworth 46 0.7 St. Albans 221 0.7 Stevenage 43 0.2 Watford 240 0.4 Welwyn Garden City 60 0.3 Hertfordshire 1,085 0.4 The following Employment Exchanges are in Hertfordshire but the areas covered by them are mainly in other counties.
Employment Exchange Number unemployed Percentage Bishops Stortford (area mainly in Essex) 67 0.6 Royston (area mainly in Cambridgeshire) 35 0.7 Hertfordshire (including these two Employment Exchanges) 1,187 0.4 The following Employment Exchange areas are also wholly or mainly in Hertfordshire but as they form part of the Greater London travel-to-work group for the purpose of calculating unemployment percentage rates it is not possible to include them in a percentage rate for Hertfordshire. 354W
Employment Exchange Number unemployed Greater London Area percentage Barnet … 126 0.7 Boreham Wood … 53 Waltham Cross … 93