HC Deb 16 February 1970 vol 796 cc44-5W
Mr. McNamara

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the number of wholly unemployed men and women registered at the Hull Employment Exchange, both as an absolute figure and as a percentage of the working population, showing the age distribution, the period of time unemployed and the relationship between the two, respectively.

Mr. Dell

At 12th January, 1970, 5,875 men and 467 women were registered as wholly unemployed at the Hull Employment Exchange. Percentage rates of unemployment can be given only for the whole of the Hull, Beverley and Hessle travel-to-work area. They are available for males, and for females, but not separately for men and women. At 12th January, 1970, the rates were: males 5.8, females 1.0.

Following is the analysis by age and duration:

WOMEN
Duration in weeks 18 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 29 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 21 21 2 1 2 5 4 3 59
Over 1 and up to 2 16 16 6 3 3 3 1 3 51
Over 2 and up to 3 8 10 6 1 2 1 2 30
Over 3 and up to 4 1 7 1 1 1 2 1 2 16
Over 4 and up to 5 5 12 3 1 1 2 1 1 26
Over 5 and up to 6 5 6 1 2 2 2 1 19
Over 6 and up to 7 4 5 1 2 2 1 15
Over 7 and up to 8 5 5 2 3 2 1 1 1 20
Over 8 and up to 9 3 5 1 3 3 1 16
Over 9 and up to 13 8 7 5 5 5 4 5 4 7 50
Over 13 and up to 26 7 13 6 3 5 4 16 13 67
Over 26 and up to 39 3 4 1 1 3 4 5 4 8 33
Over 39 and up to 52 1 4 2 2 3 1 2 15
Over 52 2 2 4 4 6 9 23 50
Total 87 117 38 22 16 28 44 48 67 467
* The table excludes 154 casual workers who, although registered as wholly unemployed, are not included in this analysis.