Mr. Bob Brownasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what were the figures for those registered as unemployed at the latest available date at Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Newburn employment exchanges, and what were
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED AT THE NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE AND NEWBURN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES Total registered unemployed Registered wholly unemployed Unfilled vacancies Newcastle-upon-Tyne January, 1972 … … 5,560 5,545 853 January, 1971 … … 4,378 4,351 1,192 January, 1970 … … 4,380 4,329 1,302 Newburn January, 1972 … … 542 532 18 January, 1971 … … 433 427 63 January, 1970 … … 505 494 14 The figures do not include unemployed young persons who registered at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne (County Borough) Careers Office, or unfilled vacancies at that office.
The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancy statistics remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.