HC Deb 03 March 1966 vol 725 c385W
Mr. McNamara

asked the Minister of Labour if he will give the average wage for workers in Hull, workers in the Yorkshire and Humberside Economic Region, and the average wage for England and Wales.

Mr. Gunter

Figures of average earnings are not available for areas less than "regions". The average weekly earnings of adult male manual workers in manufacturing and other industries and services covered by the Ministry's half-yearly inquiries in the Yorkshire and Humberside

ANNUAL AVERAGES OF NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
Hull and Hessle* Yorkshire and Humberside Great Britain
Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage
1960 3,598 2.4 24,500 1.2 360,400 1.6
1961 2,599 1.7 21,000 1.0 340,700 1.5
1962 3,648 2.3 34,000 1.7 463,200 20
1963 4,810 3.0 42,500 2.1 573,200 2.5
1964 3,578 2.2 26,400 1.3 380,600 1.6
1965 3,259 2.0 22,800 1.1 328,800 1.4
* Percentage rates of unemployment cannot be given for Hull alone. The numbers and percentages shown are for the he Hull and Hessle "travel-to-work" area.
† Percentage rates of unemployment for Yorkshire and Humberside can be given only for 1964 and 1965. The rates for 1960 and 1961 relate to the East and West Ridings Region and those for 1962 and 1963 to the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Region. The numbers column relates to Yorkshire and Humberside for all years.