HC Deb 14 June 1965 vol 714 cc4-7W
Mr. Owen

asked the Minister of Labour if he will give the number of unemployed in Ashington and Morpeth, Northumber land, in the various age groups classified by his Department, and of males, females, boys and girls, and the average length of

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Duration of unemployment in weeks Boys Men Total Males
Under 18 18–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64
One or less — — 7 3 1 5 2 3 1 — 1 23
Over 1 and up to 2 5 1 1 — — — 1 1 — — 2 11
Over 2 and up to 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 — — 1 — 1 19
Over 3 and up to 4 3 1 1 — 1 3 — — — — — 9
Over 4 and up to 5 1 1 1 4 1 1 — — — 1 1 11
Over 5 and up to 6 2 3 — 2 3 1 2 2 — — 1 16
Over 6 and up to 7 1 1 — 2 3 1 1 — 1 1 — 11
Over 7 and up to 8 1 — 2 4 4 2 2 — — 1 — 16
Over 8 and up to 9 — 1 — 1 1 1 3 2 1 — — 10
Over 9 and up to 13 1 3 4 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 23
Over 13 and up to 26 6 1 3 5 1 8 7 2 4 — 44 81
Over 26 and up to 39 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 — — — 13
Over 39 and up to 52 2 2 1 1 4 1 5 1 3 1 2 23
Over 52 2 1 3 5 8 14 19 8 8 6 23 97
Totals 29 21 28 35 33 41 45 23 20 11 77 363
Duration of unemployment in weeks Girls Women Total Females
Under 18 18–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59
One or less 3 2 3 — — — 1 — — — 9
Over 1 and up to 2 6 2 4 3 — — 1 — 1 — 17
Over 2 and up to 3 — 1 — 1 — 1 — — 1 — 4
Over 3 and up to 4 7 1 — 1 — — — — — — 9
Over 4 and up to 5 — — 2 1 1 — — — — — 4
Over 5 and up to 6 2 1 2 1 — — — — — — 6
Over 6 and up to 7 1 — — — 1 1 1 1 1 — 6
Over 7 and up to 8 4 — 1 — — 2 — — 1 — 8
Over 8 and up to 9 1 — 3 — — — — — 1 1 6
Over 9 and up to 13 3 3 3 — — 2 — — — — 11
Over 13 and up to 26 9 6 5 2 3 1 2 4 5 4 41
Over 26 and up to 39 4 2 1 — — — — — — — 7
Over 39 and up to 52 2 — 1 — — 1 — — — 1 5
Over 52 1 4 1 — — 1 — 1 1 2 11
Totals 43 22 26 9 5 9 5 6 11 8 144

time which each group has remained out of work.

Mr. Marsh

The following table gives an analysis by age and duration of unemployment of those registered as wholly unemployed at Ashington and Morpeth Employment Exchanges on 11th January, 1965, the latest date for which such information is available:

MORPETH
Duration of unemployment in weeks Boys Men Total Males
Under 18 18–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65 and over
One or less 3 — 2 2 1 — — — — 2 — — 10
Over 1 and up to 2 — — 1 1 1 1 1 — — — — — 5
Over 2 and up to 3 — 2 1 — — 5 — — 2 — 2 — 12
Over 3 and up to 4 — 2 — 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 — — 11
Over 4 and up to 5 2 — — — — 1 — 2 — — — — 5
Over 5 and up to 6 3 — — — 1 1 — — 1 — — — 6
Over 6 and up to 7 1 — — 4 1 1 — — — — — — 7
Over 7 and up to 8 2 1 — — 2 — — — — — 2 — 7
Over 8 and up to 9 2 1 1 — 1 — — — — 1 — — 6
Over 9 and up to 13 4 1 2 2 — — 1 1 — 2 3 — 16
Over 13 and up to 26 6 — 3 1 — 2 2 2 — 1 3 — 20
Over 26 and up to 39 — — — — — 1 — — 3 2 6 1 13
Over 39 and up to 52 2 — — — — — 1 1 — 1 3 1 9
Over 52 — 1 — — 1 2 4 1 4 2 13 1 29
Totals 25 8 10 11 11 15 10 8 11 12 32 3 156
Duration of unemployment in weeks Girls Women Total Females
Under 18 18–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59
One or less 2 — — — 1 — — — — — 3
Over 1 and up to 2 2 2 1 3 — — — — — — 8
Over 2 and up to 3 1 3 — — — — — — — 2 6
Over 3 and up to 4 1 1 2 — — — — — — — 4
Over 4 and up to 5 3 1 2 — — — — — — — 6
Over 5 and up to 6 — — — — — — — — — 1 1
Over 6 and up to 7 1 — 3 — — — — — — — 4
Over 7 and up to 8 — — — — — — — — — — —
Over 8 and up to 9 — 1 — — — — — — — — 1
Over 9 and up to 13 3 1 3 — — — 3 — — — 10
Over 13 and up to 26 1 2 2 — 1 1 1 — 1 — 9
Over 26 and up to 39 — 1 — — — — — 1 1 — 3
Over 39 and up to 52 1 — — — — 1 — — — — 2
Over 52 — — 2 — 1 — — 1 — — 4
Totals 15 12 15 3 3 2 4 2 2 3 61
From the information available not practicable to calculate average spells of unemployment for each of the age groups.