HC Deb 27 July 1972 vol 841 cc371-2W
Mr. Pavitt

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will keep a separate

NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED, AND NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED, IN THE WEST MIDLANDS REGION
Wholly Unemployed Unfilled Vacancies
Males Females Males Females
June, 1952 … … … 8,370 6,772 29,292 10,447
June, 1953 … … … 10,378 6,823 18,850 10,290
June, 1954 … … … 6,223 3,759 26,121 16,666
June, 1955 … … … 5,405 2,903 35,144 20,177
June, 1956 … … … 7,909 4,343 26,750 12,838
June, 1957 … … … 13,631 7,568 14,614 8,333
June, 1958 … … … 19,144 8,427 11,582 7,800
June, 1959 … … … 16,752 8,243 14,039 10,234
June, 1960 … … … 9,492 4,780 26,359 18,058
June, 1961 … … … 11,524 5,772 23,303 15,124
June, 1962 … … … 22,951 8,566 11,719 9,337
June, 1963 … … … 25,959 8,399 10,353 9,190
June, 1964 … … … 12,843 4,544 25,600 18,349
June, 1965 … … … 10,223 3,467 33,499 22,690
June, 1966 … … … 10,314 3,289 30,762 20,395
June, 1967 … … … 31,589 7,493 16,543 11,471
June, 1968 … … … 37,662 6,486 15,444 13,791
June, 1969 … … … 31,417 5,128 18,395 15,472
June, 1970 … … … 34,280 6,153 16,079 12,377
June, 1971 … … … 52,762 8,298 7,357 7,446
June, 1972 … … … 65,074 11,518 7,117 6,134

The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and

record of those registering for work at employment exchanges who do not speak English.

Mr. Dudley Smith

No. When an individual's ability to speak English affects employment prospects, my Department's officers advise him, if appropriate, of local language training facilities. In addition, special language classes have been arranged in areas where there are sufficient numbers of unemployed non-English speaking workers.

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