§ Mr. Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of the unemployment which has occurred in the United Kingdom during the last convenient period of 12 months he estimates was due to frictional unemployment, structural unemployment, seasonal unemployment and institutional unemployment; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithIt is not possible to analyse changes in unemployment under the specific headings given in the Question. During the year ended January, 1972, the number registered as wholly unemployed increased by 36 per cent. This increase was distributed over a wide range of industries and occupations suggesting that the major cause was not associated with problems affecting particular sectors.