§ Mr. Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many unfilled vacancies are registered in the Macclesfield employment area; and what was the comparable figure a year ago.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithIn the Macclesfield employment exchange area there were 302 on 3rd January 1973 and 104 on 5th January 1972. The statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.