HC Deb 30 November 1970 vol 807 c293W
Mr. Varley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average male unemployment rate in the years 1959, 1963, 1969 in the Northern Region, Scotland and Wales and in Great Britain as a whole.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the information:

ANNUAL AVERAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR MALES
Northern Region Per cent. Scotland Per cent. Wales Per cent. Great Britain Per cent.
1959 3.6 4.9 3.7 2.4
1963 5.8 5.5 3.9 3.0
1969 6.5 4.9 5.1 3.3