§ 32. Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the 119W total number of persons unemployed for one year or more in the United Kingdom at each month since January, 1960.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe unemployment statistics are analysed each quarter to show the length of time for which people have been on the Register and are published regularly.
Following is the information:
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED FOR MORE THAN 52 WEEKS IN GREAT BRITAIN Thousands 1960 March 63.7 June 58.3 September 55.3 December 54.1 1961 March 51.7 June 46.7 September 46.9 December 47.1 1962 March 50.6 July 50.5 October 57.3 1963 January 64.9 April 74.3 July 73.1 October 77.1 1964 January 76.9 April 73.7 July 65.2 October 63.2 1965 January 60.1 April 56.7 July 51.8 October 51.1 1966 January 50.0 April 47.3 July 44.8 October 48.0
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE NEWARK EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE Registered unemployed Percentage rates Males Females Total Males Females Total August,1967 … 322 89 411 2.3 1.3 2.0 August, 1968 … 352 93 445 2.6 1.4 2.2 August, 1969 … 458 80 538 3.4 1.1 2.6 August, 1970 … 461 106 567 3.6 1.5 2.9 August, 1971 … 613 184 797 4.8 2.6 4.0 August, 1972 … 802 206 1,008 6.3 2.9 5.1