HC Deb 31 January 1973 vol 849 c406W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish figure showing the percentage decrease in male and female unemployment in each planning region of the United Kingdom between March 1972 and January 1973.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The following table shows percentage changes in the numbers unemployed between 13th March 1972 and 8th January 1973. The figures are provisional.

Males Females
South-East -18.8 -16.7
East Anglia -26.9 -19.6
South-West -18.4 -9.1
West Midlands -26.2 -12.8
East Midlands -21.5 -9.6
Yorkshire and Humberside -19.0 -5.3
North-West -8.1 -2.5
North -12.2 +5.9
Wales -13.3 -3.1
Scotland -13.6 -8.1
Northern Ireland -12.3 +4.2

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