§ Mr. Alexander Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the figures for unemployment for the Hamilton constituency area of Hamilton, Larkhall and Blantyre for men, women, boys and girls and the length
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NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE HAMILTON, LARKHALL AND BLANTYRE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES Men Boys Women Girls July, 1970 Up to 13 weeks … … … 662 104 285 118 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks … … … 224 — 131 — Over 26 and up to 52 weeks … … … 170 — 106 — Over 52 weeks … … … 410 — 86 — Total … … … 1,466 104 608 118 October, 1970 Up to 13 weeks … … … 728 26 320 23 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks … … … 255 — 127 — Over 26 and up to 52 weeks … … … 184 — 122 — Over 52 weeks … … … 391 — 85 — Total … … … 1,558 26 654 23 January, 1971 Up to 13 weeks … … … 825 64 306 60 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks … … … 333 1 172 1 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks … … … 266 — 143 — Over 52 weeks … … … 395 65 90 — Total … … … 1,819 65 711 61 April, 1971 Up to 13 weeks … … … 1,024 54 383 39 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks … … … 365 1 196 6 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks … … … 314 — 174 1 Over 52 weeks … … … 424 — 95 — Total … … … 2,127 55 848 46 unfilled and the numbers of notified vacancies per hundred wholly unemployed men:
of time unemployed for every month since June, 1970, until the latest available date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithA detailed analysis showing the length of time that wholly unemployed people have been registered for employment is made quarterly. The following table shows information for July, 1970, October, 1970, January, 1971 and April, 1971: