§ Mr. Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were unemployed at the most recent count in the employment areas in the Macclesfield parliamentary constituency; and how these figures compare with those obtaining three months ago.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
TOTAL NUMBERS OF PEOPLE REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREAS COVERED BY THE MACCLESFIELD AND CONGLETON EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES Total Temporarily stopped included in total May, 1972 Macclesfield … 767 10 Congleton … 265 — February, 1972* Macclesfield … 838 19 Congleton … 2,055 1,816 * The numbers temporarily stopped were comprised mainly of those laid off as a result of the power crisis.
§ Mr. Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of vacancies for employment as
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UMEMPLOYED AND RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT BY AGE GROUPS IN GREAT BRITAIN AT JANUARY 1972 Age group Number Percentage rate of unemployment Percentage in each age group 15–19 … … … … 129,375 5.8 14.0 20–24 … … … … 149,646 5.1 16.2 25–29 … … … … 97,353 4.4 10.5 30–34 … … … … 78,225 4.0 8.5 35–39 … … … … 69,674 3.4 7.5 40–44 … … … … 68,199 3.0 7.4 45–49 … … … … 70,036 2.8 7.6 50–54 … … … … 64,326 2.9 7.0 55–59 … … … … 73,423 3.4 7.9 60 and over … … … … 124,260 5.6 13.4 Total, all ages … … … … 924,517 4.1 100.0