§ Mr. Randallasked the Minister of Labour what were the numbers of persons, male and female, young persons, male and female, unemployed in the
PROVISIONAL TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND NUMBERS OF NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED IN NORTHERN REGION AND IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE GATESHEAD EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE Registered Unemployed (11th March, 1968) Men Boys Women Girls Total Northern region … … 49,108 1,562 8,041 876 59,587 Gateshead … … … 1,846 61 144 11 2,062 Unfilled Vacancies (6th March, 1968) Men Boys Women Girls Total Northern region … … 3,671 1,214 3,801 2,322 11,008 Gateshead … … … 127 33 259 81 500 At 11th March, 1968 the percentage rates of unemployment for the Northern region and for the Tyneside travel-to-work area, which includes Gateshead, were provisionally estimated to be 4.5 and 4.7 respectively.