HC Deb 23 April 1971 vol 815 cc471-3W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of insured male and female persons, respectively, in employment in each of the planning regions of the United Kingdom on 1st April, or the nearest available date, and the number of unfilled vacan-

ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT AND NUMBERS OF NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED
(thousands)
Employees in employment
June, 1970 September, 1970 (provisional)
Males Females Males Females
South-East … 4,675 3,023 4,641 3,003
East Anglia … 404 233 417 232
South Western … 820 490 799 483
West Midlands … 1,423 836 1,419 835
East Midlands … 872 520 873 516
Yorkshire and Humberside … 1,238 738 1,252 740
North Western … 1,725 1,117 1,733 1,131
Northern … 801 469 813 471
Wales … 608 327 609 328
Scotland … 1,258 819 1,269 835
Northern Ireland … 298 189 293 195

tional analyses of unfilled vacancies are confined to those for men and women aged 18 and over.

cies in each region on that date; and how this compares with the position in June, 1970.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The latest employment estimates for regions are for September, 1970. The following table shows information for June and September, 1970 together with the most recent vacancy figures:

(thousands)
Unfilled vacancies
June, 1970 September, 1970 April, 1971 (provisional)
Males Females Males Females Males Females
South-East … 64.4 58.0 60.7 54.2 39.4 36.2
East Anglia … 4.2 4.0 3.6 3.5 2.4 2.4
South Western … 9.7 11.5 7.7 9.0 6.4 7.7
West Midlands … 16.1 12.4 11.9 9.1 8.0 7.9
East Midlands … 9.6 7.5 8.8 6.6 6.6 5.5
Yorkshire and Humberside … 11.9 13.0 11.4 10.9 8.8 7.9
North Western … 14.3 17.6 12.7 15.4 8.4 10.1
Northern … 6.8 6.2 6.4 5.0 4.9 4.8
Wales … 5.5 4.2 5.5 3.7 4.2 2.9
Scotland … 8.8 9.9 7.0 7.8 4.8 5.6
Northern Ireland … 1.7 2.8 1.8 2.2 1.4 1.8
The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.