HC Deb 24 January 1972 vol 829 c332W
Mr. O'Halloran

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what are the total numbers of males and females unemployed at the latest available date in the Greater London area;

(2) how many young persons are unemployed in the Greater London area at the latest available date.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The provisional number of people registered as unemployed in the Greater London area at 10th January, 1972, was 86,840–74,173 men and 9,508 women aged 18 years and over and 2,178 boys and 981 girls under 18 years of age.

Mr. O'Halloran

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men are employed in the building industry in the Greater London area at the latest available date; and how this compares with the same period last year.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The estimated numbers of male employees in employment in Greater London in the construction industry at June, 1970, the latest date for which figures are available, and at June, 1969, were 201,500 and 236,900 respectively.

Mr. O'Halloran

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many building workers are unemployed in the Greater London area at the latest available date; and how this compares with the same period last year.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The numbers of people registered as unemployed in Greater London at December, 1971, and December, 1970, who last worked in the construction industry were 10,107 and 8,559, respectively. An industrial analysis of the figures for January, 1972, is not yet available.