§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what have been the trends in the composition of unemployment over recent years.
§ Mr. Maurice MacmillanThe latest issue of theDepartment of Employment Gazette, published yesterday, contains an analysis of trends in the composition of the unemployed between the mid-1950s and September 1972. This shows that increases in the underlying levels between the post-war period and the present
106Wnumbers of unemployed in each planning region between 13th March 1972 and March 1973.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table shows percentage changes in the numbers unemployed based on the provisional figures for 12th March 1973.
South-East … -28.8 East Anglia … -32.8 South-West … -27.6 West Midlands … -35.0 East Midlands … -29.9 Yorkshire and Humberside … -29.5 North-West … -17.5 North … -22.2 Wales … -25.7 Scotland … -232 Northern Ireland … -18.1
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the unfilled vacancies per 100 unemployed males and females, respectively, in each planning region of the United Kingdom, to the latest available date; and if he will show how this compares with the position in March 1972.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
have occurred mainly amongst males, but there have been few relative changes in the distribution of male unemployment by region, by occupation or by industry in which last engaged. The proportions of the male unemployed in the youngest and oldest age-ranges have risen slightly over this period.