§ 33. Mr. Gurdenasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the figures of unemployment in the Birmingham area for each of the past eight years, at October in each year ; and what were the numbers of vacancies.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information for the Birmingham travel-to-work area :
Number employed Number of unfilled vacancies October 1973 15,309 14,728 October 1972 26,136 4,393 October 1971 25,756 3,291 October 1970 14,971 5,273 October 1969 11,591 7,909 October 1968 13,043 7,596 October 1967 15,606 6,431 October 1966 6,904 10,646 The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices and do not measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.