§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average number of insured workers registering each week as wholly unemployed in each year from 1970 to 1st January 1974, inclusive.
§ Mr. John FraserStatistics of the numbers unemployed are compiled for a specific date each month. The following table shows the average of the monthly figures for each of the years specified.
Unemployed in Great Britain Thousands 1970 … … … … 582.2 1971 … … … … 758.4 1972 … … … … 844.1 1973 … … … … 597.9