§ Mr. Mayhewasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total numbers of unemployed registered in the employment exchange area of Woolwich in the month of May for each of the years 1961 to 1971; and what numbers were women.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE WOOLWICH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE Females Total, males and females May, 1961 … … 208 544 May, 1962 … … 232 763 May, 1963 … … 181 920 May, 1964 … … 114 602 May, 1965 … … 120 561 May, 1966 … … 97 545 May, 1967 … … 219 1,241 May, 1968 … … 183 1,477 May, 1969 … … 298 1,650 May, 1970 … … 266 1,595 May, 1971 … … 233 1,829