§ Mr. Waddingtonasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the estimated total number of unfilled employment vacancies at the end of November 1973, including vacancies not notified to employment offices.
§ Mr. ScottAt the count on 5th December 1973 the total number of vacancies notified to my Department was 456,278. I have no information as to the number of vacancies not notified. It has been estimated that about 25 per cent. of the flow of all vacancies are notified to my Department, but it is probable that the proportion of vacancies outstanding—namely, the stock of vacancies—which have been so notified is higher than 25 per cent.