§ Mr. John Leeasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the total number of unemployed persons in 1967 whose unemployment was attributable to the implementation of automation techniques.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI regret that this information is not available.
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE BEDLINGTON EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE 11th January, 1965 12th July, 1965 10th January, 1966 11th July, 1966 9th January, 1967 10th July, 1967 8th January, 1968 8th July, 1968 Under 18 … 52 25 30 21 48 23 25 35 18 and under 20 … 22 23 33 23 44 36 32 21 20 and under 25 … 34 20 32 16 54 36 68 47 25 and under 30 … 17 20 29 12 47 24 43 35 30 and under 35 … 23 19 17 12 43 26 35 29 35 and under 40 … 19 25 23 21 36 27 40 26 40 and under 45 … 32 20 39 32 62 50 45 53 45 and under 50 … 22 26 34 31 53 49 46 54 50 and under 55 … 26 21 24 21 54 51 37 57 55 and under 60 … 20 21 23 19 48 40 36 126 60 and over … 71 69 76 77 88 87 111 272