HC Deb 10 July 1969 vol 786 c283W
39. Sir E. Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity

WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED (EXCLUDING SCHOOL LEAVERS)—MALES AND FEMALES IN GREAT BRITAIN
(Thousands)
Actual Seasonally Adjusted
Year May June Change May June Change
1950 … … 301 271 -30 309 311 + 2
1951 … … 208 183 -25 214 214 0
1952 … … 316 295 -21 325 337 + 12
1953 … … 314 275 -39 323 315 - 8
1954 … … 272 225 -47 280 261 -19
1955 … … 197 180 -17 204 210 + 6
1956 … … 207 189 -18 213 220 + 7
1957 … … 290 246 -44 299 283 -16
1958 … … 385 366 -19 395 416 + 21
1959 … … 438 383 -55 450 435 -15
1960 … … 329 295 -34 338 338 0
1961 … … 280 254 -26 289 292 + 3
1962 … … 389 368 -21 399 419 +20
1963 … … 506 454 -52 518 513 - 5
1964 … … 357 315 -42 367 360 - 7
1965 … … 297 268 -29 305 309 + 4
1966 … … 269 252 -17 277 290 + 13
1967 … … 493 464 -29 505 524 + 19
1968 … … 532 504 -28 545 569 + 24
1969 … … 506 481 -25 518 543 + 25

55. Mr. Burden

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the change in the numbers of wholly unemployed, seasonally adjusted, between May and June 1969 in the Northern Region, Scotland and Wales.

Mr. Fernyhough

Increases of 2,000 for the Northern Region, 3,300 for Scotland and 1,400 for Wales.