§ Mr. Lamondasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men over the age of 45 years are at present registered as unemployed in the Oldham employment area; and what is the average length of time they have been unemployed.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table shows the number of wholly unemployed men aged 45 years and over registered at the Oldham and Chadderton Employment Exchange analysed according to the 241W period for which they have been registered. Information about their average time on the register is not available.
Numbers of wholly unemployed men aged 45 years and over registered at the Oldham and Chadderton Employment Exchange at 10th January, 1972, the latest date for which a detailed age analysis is available. One week or less … … 27 Over 1 and up to 2 … … 32 Over 2 and up to 3 … … 12 Over 3 and up to 4 … … 31 Over 4 and up to 5 … … 34 Over 5 and up to 6 … … 20 Over 6 and up to 7 … … 34 Over 7 and up to 8 … … 22 Over 8 and up to 9 … … 21 Over 9 and up to 13 … … 62 Over 13 and up to 26 … … 136
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED, INCLUDING WORKERS WHO WERE TEMPORARILY STOPPED, AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT Merthyr Tydfil Wales United Kingdom Number Per cent.* Number Per cent. Number Per cent February, 1967 … … … 1,017 5.7 42,555 4.3 644,333 2.7 February, 1968 … … … 996 5.8 41,604 4.2 657,899 2.8 February, 1969 … … … 1,074 6.4 41,488 4.3 632,556 2.7 February, 1970 … … … 882 5.3 41,206 4.3 660,825 2.8 February, 1971 … … … 873 5.3 43,058 4.4 760,841 3.3 February, 1972 … … … 1,381 8.4 76,976 7.9 1,621,269 7.0 * the rates of unemployment are for the Merthyr Tydfil, Dowlais and Treharris travel-to-work area. Rates cannot be calculated for Merthyr Tydfil alone.