HC Deb 02 May 1969 vol 782 cc290-1W
Mr. Speed

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will list the unemployment percentage figures for Nuneaton, Tamworth, Coventry and Coleshill employment exchange areas for each month from 1st January, 1964, to the latest convenient date.

Mr. Fernyhough

Following is the information:

1966 Nuneaton Tamworth Coventry* Coleshill*
July … … … … 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.5
August … … … 2.2 1.0 0.9 0.4
September … … … 2.3 0.8 1.4 1.5
October … … … 4.5 2.1 5.0 0.9
November … … … 5.2 4.7 5.5 1.8
December … … … 4.5 5.2 6.6 2.6
1967
January … … … 4.6 5.4 7.1 1.5
February … … … 3.9 5.6 8.1 1.6
March … … … 3.9 5.7 3.5 1.7
April … … … … 5.7 3.9 2.6 1.3
May … … … … 4.7 2.2 3.0 1.9
June … … … … 4.0 1.7 3.4 1.4
July … … … … 4.4 2.0 3.3 2.1
August … … … 5.1 2.3 3.6 1.4
September … … … 7.1 2.0 3.8 1.9
October … … … 4.3 1.7 3.8 1.4
November … … … 5.6 1.9 4.4 1.8
December … … … 4.5 2.1 3.1 1.8
1968
January … … … 4.5 2.2 5.3 1.7
February … … … 4.0 2.2 3.8 1.9
March … … … 3.8 2.4 3.1 1.7
April … … … … 5.0 2.4 3.0 1.5
May … … … … 5.4 1.8 3.0 1.5
June … … … … 5.8 1.8 3.0 1.4
July … … … … 4.9 1.7 2.7 2.3
August … … … 5.3 3.5 3.5 2.2
September … … … 5.0 3.6 3.7 2.1
October … … … 4.3 3.5 3.0 2.3
November … … … 4.2 3.2 5.3 2.0
December … … … 3.7 3.3 2.5 2.0
1969
January … … … 3.7 3.5 2.4 1.8
February … … … 3.6 3.2 3.2 1.7
March … … … 3.3 3.1 3.7 1.7
April (provisional) … … 3.6 3.2 1.8 1.6
* Following a review of travel to work areas, the percentage rates for July, 1968 and subsequent dates for Coventry relate to Coventry and Bedworth area and for Coleshill to the Birmingham, Aston, Coleshill, Handsworth, Selly Oak, Small Heath, Sutton Coldfield and Washwood Heath area. For earlier dates the rates relate to Coventry and Coleshill alone.