HC Deb 03 June 1964 vol 695 cc180-2W
Mr. Randall

asked the Minister of Labour how many persons, male and female, and persons under 18 years of age, male and female, respectively, were registered as unemployed at the May, 1964, count in Gateshead employment area, and the northern region, respect-

— Numbers unemployed in the Gateshead and Felling Employment Exchange Areas Numbers unemployed in the Northern Region
Men Boys Women Girls Men Boys Women Girls
May, 1964 … 1,549 133 254 10 30,663 2,303 8,777 1,329
May, 1963 … 2,089 219 376 56 44,324 4,771 10,817 3,014
May, 1962 … 1,468 116 329 42 31,922 2,984 8,549 1,580
May, 1961 … 1,091 28 251 11 20,656 891 7,453 647
May, 1960 … 1,374 58 358 7 26,160 1,610 8,649 663
May, 1959 … 1,412 50 476 13 29,953 1,604 9,842 764
Percentage change:
between 1959 and 1960 … -3 +16 -25 -46 -13 — -12 -13
between 1960 and 1961 … -21 -52 -30 +57 -21 -45 -14 -2
between 1961 and 1962 … +35 +314 +31 +282 +55 +235 +15 +144
between 1962 and 1963 … +42 +89 +14 +33 +39 +60 +27 +91
between 1963 and 1964 … -26 -39 -32 -82 -31 -52 -19 -56

There were on 6th May 450 unfilled vacancies notified to the Gateshead and Felling Employment Exchanges and 8,515 to Employment Exchanges in the Northern Region.

Mr. Randall

asked the Minister of Labour what were the unemployment figures for Gateshead and the northern region at the latest available date, and the corresponding figures on the same date in each year from 1951 to 1963.

Mr. Whitelaw

The following table gives the information:

UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES FOR MAY
Year Gateshead Employment Exchange and Gateshead Youth Employment Office Northern Region
1951 … 1,440 24,287
1952 … 1,830 32,694
1953 … 1,495 28,334
1954 … 1,394 29,240
1955 … 956 21,921
1956 … 869 17,618
1957 … 1,063 22,076
1958 … 1,285 27,654
1959 … 1,623 42,163
1960 … 1,461 37,082
1961 … 1,087 29,647
1962 … 1,557 45,035
1963 … 2,149 62,926
1964 … 1,531 43,072

tively; what were the comparable figures for each of the years 1959 to 1963; what was the percentage increase or decrease between each of the years 1959 to 1964; and what was the number of unfilled vacancies at the latest convenient date for Gateshead and the northern region.

Mr. Whitelaw

The following table gives the information: