HC Deb 18 November 1971 vol 826 cc196-7W
59. Mr. Spriggs

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the figures, and as a percentage, of wholly and temporarily unemployed men, women, boys and girls, respectively, in each of the last two years for which he has complete information, in the following areas, Ashford. Barassie, Crewe, Derby, Concaster, Eastleigh, Glasgow, Horwich, Shildon, Swindon, Temple Mills, Wolverton, York and Worcester.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the available information:

Total numbers registered as unemployed in Employment Exchange areas, and percentage rates of unemployment for those areas or for the travel-to-work areas of which they form part.

Registered unemployed Temporarily stopped included in total Percentage rates
Men Boys Women Girls Total Males Females Total
November, 1970
Ashford … … 356 23 66 30 475 — 2.7 1.2 2.2
Troon (including Barassie) … 70 1 16 2 89 — 4.8 2.3 3.8
Crewe … … 571 43 155 31 800 1 2.7 1.4 2.3
Derby … … 2,221 47 452 39 2,759 5 2.8 1.3 2.3
Doncaster … 2,575 218 415 147 3,355 2 5.6 2.2 4.5
Eastleigh … … 213 42 37 32 324 — 3.0 1.3 2.4
Glasgow … … 18,380 1,054 2,656 350 22,440 39 7.7 1.7 5.3
Horwich … … 82 1 22 1 106 1 2.7 0.7 1.9
Shildon … … 160 — 17 — 177 — 7.8 1.4 5.5
Swindon … … 927 48 165 31 1,171 — 2.3 0.8 1.7
Stratford (including Temple Mills) … 680 — 58 — 738 20 2.0 0.5 1.4
Wolverton … 97 — 32 — 129 — 1.2 0.8 1.1
York … … 1,462 52 202 18 1,734 2 3.5 0.7 2.4
Worcester … 647 20 109 12 788 — 2.3 0.6 1.6
November, 1969
Ashford … … 403 23 62 17 505 2 3.1 1.0 2.3
Troon (including Barassie) … 59 — 26 1 86 — 4.4 2.4 3.6
Crewe … … 617 35 211 38 901 39 2.9 1.8 2.5
Derby … … 2,590 39 254 20 2,903 1,018 3.3 0.7 2.4
Doncaster … 2,960 176 438 104 3,678 11 6.0 2.2 4.8
Eastleigh … … 256 33 35 21 345 3 3.5 1.2 2.7
Glasgow … … 15,155 668 2,277 243 18,343 80 6.2 1.4 4.3
Horwich … … 94 — 13 1 108 — 2.4 0.4 1.6
Shildon … … 202 — 13 — 215 — 10.0 1.5 6.9
Swindon … … 1,378 35 139 20 1,572 366 3.3 0.6 2.3
Stratford (including Temple Mills) … 744 — 54 — 798 7 1.9 0.5 1.3
Wolverton … 96 — 27 — 123 1 1.2 0.7 1.0
York … … 1,352 45 214 24 1,635 11 3.3 0.8 2.2
Worcester … 649 12 101 9 771 47 2.3 0.5 1.6
Notes:
(1) For the Troon, Crewe, Doncaster, Eastleigh, Glasgow, Horwich and Shildon Employment Exchange areas, the rates of unemployment relate to the travel-to-work areas which include these employment exchange areas. Rates can be calculated for the whole of a travel-to-work area but not separately for its constituent parts. For Stratford, the rates are for Greater London.
(2) The numbers registered as unemployed shown for Glasgow relate to the area covered by the Bridgeton, Glasgow South Side, Govan, Hillington, Kinning Park, Maryhill, Parkhead, Partick and Springburn Employment Exchanges and to the Glasgow Professional and Executive Employment Office.
(3) Unemployed boys and girls at Stratford and Wolverton register at the Newham Central and Bedford Careers Offices, respectively. Information about the numbers in the Stratford and Wolverton Employment Exchange areas is not available.
(4) The unemployment figures for Doncaster for November, 1970 and November, 1971 are not strictly comparable with those for November, 1969 which also include figures for Askern.