HC Deb 10 April 1973 vol 854 c257W
Mr. Edwin Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the March figures of wholly unem-

Unemployed Unfilled vacancies
Males Females Males Females
March 1963 … 36,351 9,304 6,025 7,814
March 1964 … 22,552 6,412 12,491 13,108
March 1965 … 17,840 5,619 16,665 14,068
March 1966 … 16,470 4,373 19,196 17,562
March 1967 … 30,950 6,739 13,153 11,377
March 1968 … 44,627 7,001 9,497 12,187
March 1969 … 47,888 6,256 10,888 13,409
March 1970 … 52,517 6,976 10,581 11,397
March 1971 … 58,427 9,056 8,240 7,405
March 1972 … 78,637 12,379 5,701 6,383
March 1973 (provisional) … 54,495 9,646 12,695 9,847
The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.

Mr. Edwin Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the number of employees in employment in the Yorkshire and Humberside region for each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The Yorkshire and Humberside region was formed in April 1965 and estimates of the numbers employed are available from June 1965. Following is the available information.

EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN THE YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE REGION
(thousands)
June 1965 … … … … 2,081
June 1966 … … … … 2,094
June 1967 … … … … 2,034
June 1968 … … … … 2,002
June 1969 (a) … … … … 1,997
(b) … … … … 2,001
June 1970 … … … … 1,976
June 1971 … … … … 1,924
June 1972 … … … … 1,929

The estimates are based on counts of National Insurance cards exchanged. For June 1969 (b) and later dates they include improved information about the location of employees in the distributive trades.