§ Mr. Kenneth Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of unfilled vacancies registered at employment exchanges in the East Midlands Region on 1st December, 1971; and what was the number registered in the month of December in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe East Midlands Region was introduced in April, 1965. The following table shows the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled each December from 1965 to 1970 and at November, 1971, the latest date for which information is available:
December, 1965 22,798 December, 1966 17,044 December, 1967 15,643 December, 1968 18,366 December, 1969 15,192 December, 1970 13,232 November, 1971 9,367 The statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour in the region.