HC Deb 23 May 1972 vol 837 cc315-6W
39. Mr. Madel

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the total number of vacancies for employment as notified to him from the employment exchanges in the South Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency; and what were the number of vacancies six months ago.

Mr. Dudley Smith

At 8th May the provisional numbers of people registered as unemployed in the areas covered by the Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard employment exchanges were 2,752, 618 and 113, respectively. The corresponding figures for November. 1971, were 2,327, 933 and 121.

40. Mr. Madel

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures for the number of unemployed as notified to him from the employment exchanges in the South Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency, and the figures for six months ago.

Mr. Dudley Smith

At 3rd May the provisional numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled in the areas covered by the Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard employment exchanges were 797, 136 and 133, respectively. The corresponding figures for November, 1971, were 649, 124 and 86. The statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.