§ Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will state the latest unemployment figures and how these compare with the figures for the previous five years.
§ Mr. Channon45,335 persons were unemployed in Northern Ireland at 10th July, 1972, 8.7 per cent. of the total number of insured employees. Comparable figures for July in the previous five years were as follows:
1971 43,334 (8.4 per cent.) 1970 37,619 (7.2 per cent.) 1969 38,693 (7.5 per cent.) 1968 36,247 (7.1 per cent.) 1967 38,308 (7.5 per cent.)