Mr. Bob Brownasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what are the present figures for unemployment in respect of the Newburn Urban District in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, West constituency, and the comparable figures for 1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966 and 1965; 245W and if he will also give vacancies for the same periods;
(2) what are the present figures for unemployment in respect of that part of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, West constituency within the City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and the comparable figures for the previous six years; and if he will give vacancies for the same periods.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe Newcastle-upon-Tyne, West constituency covers the greater part of the Newburn-on-Tyne and Elswick employment exchange areas
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED Newburn-on-Tyne (males and females) Elswick (men aged 18 years and over) Total registered unemployed Registered wholly unemployed Unfilled vacancies Total registered unemployed Registered wholly unemployed Unfilled vacancies December, 1971 (provisional) 488 481 20 2,201 2,171 18 December, 1970 … 394 390 52 1,628 1,628 52 December, 1969 … 473 470 16 1,816 1,809 43 December, 1968 … 417 417 39 1,771 1,769 20 December, 1967 … 235 228 23 1,942 1,932 28 December, 1966 … 155 155 12 1,433 1,427 64 December, 1965 … 131 118 34 1,415 1,376 307 The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.