HC Deb 06 March 1970 vol 797 c175W
Mr. Prentice

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many people were registered as unemployed at the East Ham Employment Exchange at the latest convenient date; what were the comparable figures on the same date in 1967, 1968 and 1969; and what percentage these figures represent of the working population in the area covered by the exchange.

Mr. Dell

TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE EAST HAM EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA
Registered unemployed Percentage rate*
February, 1970 1,011 1.4
February, 1969 942 1.5
February, 1968 931 1.8
February, 1967 823 1.6
* Percentage rates can be calculated for the Greater London area as a whole but not separately for its constituent parts.