HC Deb 03 July 1972 vol 840 c27W
Mr. R. W. Elliott

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of men, women and school-leavers unemployed in the Northern Region at the end of June, 1972.

Mr. Dudley Smith

At 12th June, the latest date for which information is available, 60,974 men, 9,486 women, 3,523 boys and 2,149 girls were registered as unemployed in the Northern Region. Of these, 1,058 boys and 361 girls were school leavers registering for first employment since ending their full-time education.