§ Mr. Hobdenasked the Minister of Labour how many of the vacancies known to his Department in the Brighton area are in manufacturing and service industries, respectively.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsFollowing is the information:
Notified vacancies remaining unfilled at Brighton and Hove Employment Exchange and associated Youth Employment Offices on 5th October, 1966 Manufacturing Industries (Standard Industrial Classification Orders III-XVI) 425 Service Industries (Orders XIX-XXIV) 960 Other Industries (Orders I, II, XVII and XVIII) 84 Total 1,469
§ Mr. Hobdenasked the Minister of Labour if he will give for each of the years 1960 to 1966 the number of school leavers in the Brighton area who had not found employment within three months of leaving school.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThe figures are as follows:
1960 … … … 6 1961 … … … 7 1962 … … … 32 1963 … … … 30 1964 … … … 12 1965 … … … 7 1966 … … … 13
§ Mr. Hobdenasked the Minister of Labour how many persons were registered as unemployed in the Brighton area at the last available date; and how many were registered as unemployed at equivalent dates in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsFollowing is the information:
Total numbers registered as unemployed at Brighton and Hove Employment Exchange and associated Youth Employment Offices 10th October, 1966 … … 2,175 11th October, 1965 … … 1,829 12th October, 1964 … … 1,966 14th October, 1963 … … 3,121 15th October, 1962 … … 2,592
§ Mr. Hobdenasked the Minister of Labour what rise in unemployment has occurred in the Brighton area among disabled people of both classes.
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§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsFollowing is the information comparing 10th October, 1966, with 11th October, 1965:
NUMBERS OF REGISTERED DISABLED PERSONS WHO WERE REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT BRIGHTON AND HOVE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND ASSOCIATED YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES 11th October, 1965 10th October, 1966 Change Section I 235 263 + 28 Section II 77 67 -10 Section I and II 312 330 + 18 Section II comparises registered disabled persons who are suitable for employment only under sheltered conditions. All others are included in Section I. The Section II cases are excluded from the unemployment count figures.
§ Mr. Hobdenasked the Minister of Labour what rise in unemployment there has been in the Brighton area; and what is the number of unfilled vacancies.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsFollowing is the information comparing October, 1966, with October, 1965.
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED AT BRIGHTON AND HOVE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND ASSOCIATED YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES Numbers Unemployed Unfilled Vacancies October, 1965 … … 1,829 1,866 October, 1966 … … 2,175 1,469 Change … … +346 −397