§ Mr. Varleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT the percentage male and total unemployment for each calendar month of 1970 for the Chesterfield employment exchange area.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE CHESTERFIELD, CLAY CROSS, ECKINGTON AND STAVELEY TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREA* Males Total, males and females January, 1970 … … 5.1 3.9 February, 1970 … 5.3 4.2 March, 1970 … … 5.3 4.2 April, 1970 … … 5.8 4.4 May, 1970 … … 5.8 4.4 June, 1970 … … 5.5 4.2 July, 1970 … … 5.6 4.3 August, 1970 … … 5.7 4.5 September, 1970 … 5.8 4.5 October, 1970 … … 5.6 4.5 November, 1970 … 5.6 4.5 December, 1970 … 5.6 4.4 * Percentage rates can be calculated for the whole of a travel-to-work area but not separately for its constituent parts.