HC Deb 13 May 1971 vol 817 cc146-8W
Mr. Perry

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what were the numbers of registered unemployed under the age of 18 years in each of the London boroughs on 1st May, 1970, and 1st May, 1971;

(2) what were the numbers of unemployed registered in each London borough on 1st May, 1970, and on 1st May, 1971.

Mr. Bryan

Unemployment statistics are compiled for Employment Exchange areas within Greater London and the latest are for April, 1971. Following is

TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS
Total, all ages Under 18 years of age
April, 1970 April, 1971 April, 1970 April, 1971
Acton 404 513 33 32
Barking 646 817 21 36
Barnet 255 342 10 4
Battersea 1,510 1,652 172 121
Beckenham and Penge 544 735 25 14
Bermondsey 460 488 * *
Bexley 521 601 16 23
Borough 1,220 1,440 53 97
Brentford 276 377 5 6
Brixton 3,183 4,163 116 100
Bromley 527 610 42 40
Camberwell 1,800 1,906 82 75
Camden Town 1,907 1,733 33 37
Canning Town 1,282 1,281 * *
City 674 900 * *
Croydon 1,717 1,948 45 59
Dagenham 1,142 1,208 65 53
Deptford 1,187 1,550 67 47
Ealing 761 1,053 27 18
East Ham 1,077 928 46 52
Enfield 491 581 27 33
Erith 513 837 35 38
Feltham 171 223 19 17
Finchley 472 632 17 33
Fulham 1,628 1,933 111 190
Hackney 2,086 1,970 91 80
Hammersmith 3,147 3,422 57 113
Harrow 954 1,021 28 54
Hayes 256 462 26 14
Hendon 597 540 13 12
Holloway 2,221 2,306 62 83
Hornchurch 523 661 17 56
Hotel and Catering Trades 247 207 * *
Hounslow 418 494 8 12
Ilford 1,176 1,381 37 73
Kings Cross 1,053 1,038 * *
Kingston 833 791 30 24
Lewisham 2,323 2,418 72 86
Leyton and Walthamstow 1,950 2,194 49 47
Mill Hill 456 362 * *
Orpington 435 564 28 43
Poplar 1,122 1,287 34 26
Richmond 670 752 27 22
Romford 882 1,131 73 68
Ruislip 391 398 10 24
St. Marylebone 2,576 2,298 40 41
Shoreditch 644 688 31 32
Sidcup 538 804 14 18
Southall 388 622 49 65
Stepney 1,888 1,856 41 33
Stratford 1,021 1,077 77 59
Sutton 720 789 39 41
Tooting 1,919 2,334 61 82
Tottenham 1,287 1,388 69 84
Uxbridge 366 479 23 25
Wembley 538 582 11 16
Westminster 1,642 1,567 1
Willesden 1,562 1,817 54 47
Wimbledon 763 985 18 9
Wood Green 980 1,305 24 41
Woolwich 1,786 1,824 131 131
* Unemployed young persons under 18 years of age register for employment at Careers Offices, some of which cover more than one Employment Exchange area. The numbers for each of these Careers Offices have been allocated to a single Employment Exchange area so that, for some areas, no young persons are shown.

the information available for 13th April, 1970, and 5th April, 1971:

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