§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of persons unemployed in Newcastle-under-Lyme; and what percentage this is of the working population.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 11th September, the number of people registered as unemployed in the area covered by the Newcastle-under-Lyme Employment Ex change was 1,588, including 51 who were temporarily stopped. The rate of unemployment for the Stoke travel-to-work area, which includes Newcastle-under-Lyme, was 3.9 per cent., which is the same as the national average.