§ 53. Mr, David Watkinsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of unemployed persons at the Consett and the Stanley, County Durham, employment exchanges in January, 1971, and at the most recent available date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt January, 1971, the numbers of people registered as unemployed in the areas covered by the Consett and Stanley Employment Exchanges were 686 and 1,064 respectively. The corresponding provisional figures for January, 1972, were 1,057 and 1,267.
§ 54. Mr. David Watkinsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the percentages of unemployed men, women, boys and girls, in the Consett-Stanley-Lanchester travel-to-work area in January, 1971, and at the most recent available date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithIn the Consett, Lanchester and Stanley travel-to-work area, the percentage rates of unemployment at January, 1971, were 7.2 for males and 2.9 for females. Corresponding provisional figures for January, 1972 were 9.4 and 4.2. Rates of unemployment cannot be calculated separately for men, women, boys and girls.