HC Deb 11 April 1972 vol 834 cc158-9W
Mr. Varley

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) if he will state the percentage male unemployment rate in the months of March 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972 in the Chesterfield employment exchange area;

(2) if he will list in the Official Report the male percentage of unemployment in the months of March 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972 in all the employment exchange areas which will achieve intermediate area status in accordance with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry's announcement of 22nd March, 1972.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the information

PERCENT RATES OF MALE UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE CHESTERFIELD TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREA ANS IN THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS,EITHER SINGLY OR GROUPED TO FORM TRAVEL-TO WORK AREAS. WHICH ACHIVED INTERMEDIATE AREA STAUS ON 22NDMARCH, 1972
March, 1969 March, 1970 March, 1971 March, 1972
Chesterfield* 4.3 5.4 6.6 8.0
Ashton-under_Lyne* 2.9 3.7 4.2 6.9
Blackpool* 6.7 7.3 8.4 9.3
Bolton* 2.7 2.7 4.4 8.0
Bury* 2.2 2.5 3.6 5.1
Buxton* 2.1 2.8 2.6 3.6
Crewe* 2.5 3.0 3.3 4.2
Lancaster* 4.5 5.9 7.4 8.3
Leigh* 2.9 2.3 4.2 8.2
Manchester* 3.5 3.6 4.2 7.0
Northwich* 3.4 3.4 3.9 6.2
Oldhamand Chadderton* 2.4 2.7 3.8 6.6
Ormskirk* 2.8 4.0 5.6 7.8
Preston* 2.5 2.9 4.5 7.3
Shaw* 0.9 1.1 2.1 4.3
Warrington* 1.6 1.6 2.2 4.2
Wigan* 4.3 4.5 6.8 8.7
Chester 5.5 3.1 3.7 5.4
Clitheroe 0.9 1.3 2.0 2.6
Congleton 3.4 3.6 8.3 4.5
Macclesfield 2.7 4.1 4.3 6.1
Rochdale 2.3 2.6 4.5 7.0
Southport 6.7 7.5 8.5 10.4
Bradford* 3.3 3.5 6.0 7.1
Dewsbury* 3.1 4.0 4.4 5.4
Halifax* 1.4 1.8 3.4 4.3
Leeds* 3.7 3.9 4.8 6.4
Scunthorpe* 2.4 3.2 3.2 3.9
Sheffield* 3.3 3.1 3.5 6.8
Yeadon* 1.8 2.2 4.1 3.2
Brighouse 1.6 1.8 3.4 4.1
Driffield 3.3 3.2 4.3 3.9
Gainsborough 5.0 5.6 5.9 6.9
Grimsby 3.6 5.7 6.0 7.4
Harrogate 3.4 3.9 3.6 4.2
Hebden Bridge 0.6 1.4 3.6 4.0
Horncastle 4.9 5.5 6.9 6.9
Huddersfield 1.3 1.9 3.1 3.5
Keighley 2.9 2.8 4.6 7.7
Louth 4.8 5.5 7.5 5.2
Mablethorpe 9.9 10.8 16.6 11.8
Pocklington 2.5 3.1 3.1 3.8
Ripon 4.5 5.4 4.8 5.9
Selby 2.1 3.0 3.1 3.6
Skegness 11.3 12.9 13.8 12.7
Skipton 2.3 3.7 3.8 3.9
Tadcaster 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.9
Wetherby 3.3 2.5 2.5 3.2
York 3.3 4.0 4.3 4.6
Shotton* 2.7 2.3 2.7 4.1
Llandudno* 7.9 7.7 8.2 9.3
Colwyn Bay 7.0 7.7 7.5 8.3
Rhyl 9.5 10.2 10.4 13.2
Chepstow 4.8 4.1 5.8 6.4
Monmouth 7.2 7.2 7.6 9.0
*Travel-to-work-area