Hartlepool (Unemployed Persons)

HC Deb 29 April 1971 vol 816 cc166-7W

32. Mr. Leadbitter

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total unemployment figure as recorded by his Department's exchange area at Hartlepool; what percentage this represents of the working population; and what are the figures and percentages for men and women, respectively.

Mr. Dudley Smith

At 5th April there were 2,972 people, 2,471 males, 501 females, registered as unemployed in the area covered by the Hartlepool and Hartlepool Headland Employment Exchanges. The percentage rates of unemployment were 7.6 in total, 9.9 for males and 3.5 for females.

44. Mr. Leadbitter

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young persons between 15 years and 18 years of age are unemployed in Hartlepool; how many of these have been out of work for more than three months; and how many have failed to find work since leaving school.

Mr. Dudley Smith

On 5th April, 1971, 133 boys and 82 girls under the age of 18 were registered as unemployed at the Hartlepool Careers Office. Of these 41 boys and 21 girls had been registered for more than 13 weeks, and six boys and three girls were school leavers still registered for first employment.

Mr. Leadbitter

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the unemployed in Hartlepool have been out of work for three months, between three months and six months, and more than six months, respectively.

Mr. Dudley Smith

In the area covered by the Hartlepool and Hartlepool Headland Employment Exchanges there were, at 5th April, 1,428 wholly unemployed people who had been on the registers for up to 13 weeks, 530 who had been registered for over 13 and up to 26 weeks and 994 who had been registered for more than 26 weeks.

Mr. Leadbitter

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons out of work at Hartlepool are between 45 years and 50 years of age, 50 years and 55 years of age, 55 years and 60 years of age, and 60 years and 65 years of age, respectively.

Mr. Dudley Smith

At 11th January, the latest date for which a detailed age analysis is available, there were 2,713 people registered as wholly unemployed in the area covered by the Hartlepool and Hartlepool Headland Employment Exchanges. Of these, 229 were aged 45 to 49, 164 were aged 50 to 54 and 161 were aged 55 to 59. There were 227 men aged 60 to 64 but the analysis does not identify separately women in this age range.