§ Mr. Carterasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the estimated level of unemployment amongst women; how this compares with the actual level; and what is the percentage level of the total labour force in each case.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithOn 11th October, 1971, there were 140,400 unemployed females (115,741 women aged 18 and over, and 24,659 girls) registered for employment at employment exchanges and careers offices of the Youth Employment Service. This figure constituted 1.6 per cent, of total female employees. It was obtained by counting all registrants without jobs who were available for work on this date. No methods of estimation were involved.
§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many 426W for females but not separately for adults. Following is the available information:
cities on the latest available date; how many were school-leavers; and what were the corresponding figures for Scotland and the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
women above 60 years of age are in full-time employment; and how many are in part-time employment.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt June, 1970, the latest date for which figures are available, there were in Great Britain, 614,000 female employees aged 60 years and over. The statistics do not identify full-time and part-time employees separately.