HC Deb 16 February 1970 vol 796 cc43-4W
Mr. O'Halloran

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what is the number of unemployed in the London Borough of Islington,

AGE AND DURATION ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBERS OF MEN AND WOMEN REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED (EXCLUDING CASUAL WORKERS) AT THE HULL EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AT 12TH JANUARY, 1970
MEN*
Duration in weeks 18 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 20 30 to 34 35 to 39 40 to 44 45 to 49 50 to 54 55 to 59 60 to 64 65 and over Total 18 and over
One or less 44 114 70 62 47 56 37 24 19 17 2 492
Over 1 and up to 2 54 108 59 50 47 53 46 47 35 39 532
Over 2 and up to 3 25 55 25 29 21 22 26 14 10 9 236
Over 3 and up to 4 18 59 26 28 25 20 16 11 13 11 227
Over 4 and up to 5 20 51 35 27 16 21 24 16 9 13 232
Over 5 and up to 6 22 47 29 17 28 16 12 16 16 16 1 216
Over 6 and up to 7 19 50 29 28 15 20 18 12 9 13 213
Over 7 and up to 8 17 35 18 24 21 19 11 9 7 9 170
Over 8 and up to 9 22 28 31 21 8 14 10 7 10 24 1 176
Over 9 and up to 13 51 87 72 54 47 40 47 31 45 66 4 544
Over 13 and up to 26 78 136 95 109 79 85 74 59 97 309 4 1,125
Over 26 and up to 39 19 33 37 24 41 36 49 31 47 73 2 392
Over 39 and up to 52 4 19 19 15 22 28 15 24 18 40 6 210
Over 52 11 38 52 53 79 92 110 118 135 259 9 956
Total 404 860 597 541 496 522 495 409 470 898 29 5,721

comprising school-leavers and adults, respectively.

Mr. Dell

In the area covered by the Holloway and King's Cross Employment Exchanges, which is broadly similar to the area covered by the London Borough of Islington, 3,064 persons—2,721 men, 40 boys, 277 women and 26 girls—were registered as unemployed at 12th January, 1970. Of these, 5 boys and 2 girls were school leavers registered for first employment.