HC Deb 24 July 1967 vol 751 cc18-9W
74. Sir G. Nabarro

asked the Minister of Labour what was the total of unemployed on the latest convenient date; how many of these unemployed had been without work for the preceding six months or more; and whether he will make a statement as to the extent of hard core unemployment.

Mr. Fernyhough

On 10th July, 1967, there were in Great Britain 496,372 persons registered as unemployed of whom 471,472 were wholly unemployed. These figures are provisional. On 10th April, the last date for which detailed figures are available, there were 525,471 wholly unemployed, 130,676 of whom had been registered for more than 26 weeks. Of these 80,102 had been registered for more than 39 weeks and 58,812 for more than 52 weeks. From sample surveys carried out in recent years it is estimated that there are at any date over 100,000 who will always have considerable difficulty in obtaining or retaining employment.

76. Mr. Marten

asked the Minister of Labour if he will give the levels of unemployment for registered disabled workers for each year from 1964 to date.

Mr. Fernyhough

On 12th June, 1967, 56,824 registered disabled persons were unemployed, as compared with 42,467 in June, 1966, 44,175 in June, 1965, and 50,473 in June, 1964.

78. Mr. Rippon

asked the Minister of Labour what is the present level of unemployment in Prudhoe, Northumberland; how this compares with the position in 1965 and 1966; and how the

TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE AREA COVERED BY PRUDHOE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND PERCENTAGE RATES FOR NORTHERN REGION AND GREAT BRITAIN
Percentage rates of unemployment
Registered Unemployed at Prudhoe Employment Exchange Prudhoe Northern region Great Britain
10th July, 1967* … … 230 6.2 3.7 2.1
11th July, 1966 … … 129 3.5 2.0 1.1
12th July, 1965 … … 80 2.2 2.1 1.2
* Figures for 10th July, 1967 are provisional.

Mr. Hall-Davis

asked the Minister of Labour if he will give, in respect of the area covered by his Morecambe office, the percentage for each of the last 12 months of total unemployed, wholly un-

PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND FOR WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED MALES, AND FEMALES, IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE MORECAMBE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE
All registered unemployed Per cent. Wholly unemployed males* Per cent. Wholly unemployed females* Per cent.
1966
8th August … … … 2.0 2.8 0.5
12th September … … … 2.5 3.4 0.9
10th October … … … 3.8 4.8 2.0
14th November … … … 5.0 6.0 3.0
12th December … … … 5.1 6.2 2.8
1967
9th January … … … 5.3 6.7 2.8
13th February … … … 5.3 6.7 2.8
13th March … … … 5.1 6.4 2.4
10th April … … … 4.7 6.0 2.3
8th May … … … 4.4 5.9 1.6
12th June … … … 3.2 4.8 0.6
10th July … … … 3.1 4.6 0.5
* Percentage rates of unemployment for local areas are not available for men and women.