§ Mr. Dunnettasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many unemployed male adults there were in the Nottingham area at the last monthly return; how many of these were in the building and construction industry; and what was the difference per annum on average over the last seven years between the high and low points in unemployment in that industry.
§ Mr. FernyhoughIn the area covered by the Nottingham and Basford and Bulwell Employment Exchanges there were at 9th June, 1969, 3,975 men registered as unemployed, of whom 1,011 last worked in Construction (Minimum List Heading 500 of the 1968 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification).
During the years 1964 to 1968 the average difference between the highest and lowest unemployment figures recorded each year for this industry in this area was 408. This information is not available for earlier years.