HC Deb 30 July 1974 vol 878 cc115-9W
Mr. Mudd

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list for each employment exchange district in Cornwall including those sub-districts covered by the Plymouth employment exchange, showing

UNEMPLOYED IN CORNWALL
MALES
Number unemployed
1971 1972 1973 1974
January July January July January July January July*
Saltash 176 155 174 130 111 100 121 117
Bodmin 115 98 192 140 113 66 119 90
Bude 249 172 255 140 210 108 149 115
Camelford 158 68 148 92 148 50 96 60
Falmouth 476 422 584 493 515 341 536 330
Gunnislake 112 102 114 82 72 50 72 56
Helston 320 244 424 272 358 245 349 239
Launceston 118 80 136 82 103 68 83 75
Penzance 670 431 804 418 626 331 685 529
St. Austell 494 402 985 665 621 307 424 382
St. Ives 263 140 281 137 283 121 242 129
Truro 315 269 361 260 299 192 258 300
Wadebridge 171 101 187 126 181 84 164 102
Redruth 445 428 579 494 447 261 314 243
Camborne 383 429 511 380 299 170 194 141
Hayle 18
Liskeard 245 204 308 213 214 142 176 150
Looe 197 71 208 74 201 53 176 45
Newquay 358 163 490 201 396 106 308 142
Perranporth 126 116 182 109 159 77 128 116
percentage rate
Bodmin 4.1 3.5 6.5 4.8 4.0 2.3 4.2 3.2
Bude 9.0 6.2 9.0 5.0 7.1 3.7 5.0 3.9
Camelford 10.8 4.6 10.0 6.2 9.5 3.2 6.2 3.8
Falmouth 6.9 6.1 8.4 7.1 7.7 5.1 8.0 4.9
Helston 9.8 7.5 12.4 8.0 10.0 6.9 9.8 6.7
Launceston 4.5 3.0 5.1 3.1 3.6 2.4 2.9 2.6
Penzance 10.5 6.8 12.6 6.6 9.7 5.1 10.6 8.2
St. Austell 3.5 2.9 7.4 5.0 4.6 2.3 3.1 2.8
St. Ives 16.8 8.9 16.6 8.1 17.2 7.4 14.7 7.9
Truro 4.2 3.6 4.8 3.4 3.7 2.4 3.2 3.7
Wadebridge 9.7 5.8 10.3 6.9 10.0 4.7 9.1 5.7
Redruth 6.4 6.6 8.3 6.6 5.6 3.2 3.8 3.5
Camborne
Hayle
* Provisional.

the total unemployment figure, the percentage figure as related to the working population, and the figures and percentages for men and women, respectively, as at the latest date for which figures are available and the corresponding figures for January and July 1971, January and July 1972, January and July 1973 and January 1974.

Mr. John Fraser

Information about the numbers unemployed is available for local employment office areas. Rates of unemployment can be calculated in some cases for single areas and otherwise for travel-to-work areas comprising a group of employment office areas. The rates are calculated by expressing the numbers unemployed as a percentage of the estimated number of employees, employed and unemployed. Following is the available information:

1971 1972 1973 1974
January July January July January July January July*
Liskeard 13.5 8.4 15.1 8.4 12.0 5.6 10.1 5.6
Looe
Newquay 9.3 5.4 12.9 5.9 10.1 3.3 7.9 4.7
Perranporth
Gunnislake Rates not available—see footnote
Saltash
FEMALES
Number employed
Saltash 42 35 47 35 41 31 27 48
Bodmin 18 13 44 27 15 13 16 18
Bude 33 14 39 15 49 17 50 23
Camelford 44 6 40 13 42 7 28 6
Falmouth 170 85 159 66 125 31 120 35
Gunnislake 22 11 15 15 16 6 16 8
Helston 118 57 116 61 81 48 108 60
Launceston 32 13 33 20 23 16 25 20
Penzance 196 35 174 48 138 27 119 45
St. Austell 145 55 186 129 145 57 117 72
St. Ives 90 15 101 20 134 9 98 14
Truro 55 33 79 49 70 18 47 48
Wadebridge 59 17 75 23 49 6 49 16
Redruth 74 69 77 53 76 54 58 45
Camborne 102 96 118 35 45 14 31 41
Hayle 7
Liskeard 47 33 65 50 47 26 35 18
Looe 70 11 63 5 67 6 46 9
Newquay 176 24 195 19 220 27 190 14
Perranporth 26 12 41 15 44 12 28 21
Percentage rate
Bodmin 1.0 0.7 2.3 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8
Bude 2.6 1.1 2.8 1.1 3.3 1.1 3.3 1.5
Camelford 6.8 0.9 6.0 2.0 5.2 0.9 3.5 0.7
Falmouth 5.0 2.5 4.6 1.9 3.3 0.8 3.2 0.9
Helston 6.9 3.3 6.6 3.5 4.3 2.5 5.7 3.2
Launceston 2.1 0.9 2.3 1.4 1.4 0.9 1.5 1.2
Penzance 5.0 0.9 4.3 1.2 3.3 0.6 2.8 1.1
St. Austell 2.9 1.1 3.6 2.5 2.5 1.0 2.0 1.2
St. Ives 6.8 1.1 7.4 1.5 8.5 0.6 6.2 0.9
Truro 1.1 0.6 1.5 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.8 0.8
Wadebridge 5.4 1.6 6.5 2.0 3.8 0.5 3.8 1.2
Redruth 2.7 2.5 2.8 1.3 1.6 0.9 1.2 1.2
Camborne
Hayle
Liskeard 5.9 2.2 6.2 2.7 4.9 1.4 3.5 1.2
Looe
Newquay 5.1 0.9 5.9 0.8 6.3 0.9 5.2 0.8
Perranporth
Gunnislake Rates not available—see footnote
Saltash
TOTAL, MALES AND FEMALES
Number unemployed
Saltash 218 190 221 165 152 131 148 165
Bodmin 133 111 236 167 128 79 135 108
Bude 282 186 294 155 259 125 199 138
Camelford 202 74 188 105 190 57 124 66
Falmouth 646 507 743 559 640 372 656 365
Gunnislake 134 113 129 97 88 56 88 64
Helston 438 301 540 333 439 293 457 299
Launceston 150 93 169 102 126 84 108 95
Penzance 866 466 978 466 764 358 804 574
St. Austell 639 457 1,171 794 766 364 541 454
St. Ives 353 155 382 157 417 130 340 143
Truro 370 302 440 309 369 210 305 348
* Provisional.

1971 1972 1973 1974
January July January July January July January July*
Wadebridge 230 118 262 149 230 90 213 118
Redruth 519 497 656 547 523 315 372 288
Camborne 485 525 629 415 344 184 225 182
Hayle 88
Liskeard 292 237 373 263 261 168 211 168
Looe 267 82 271 79 268 59 222 54
Newquay 534 187 685 220 616 133 498 156
Perranporth 152 128 223 124 203 89 156 137
Percentage rate
Bodmin 2.9 2.5 4.9 3.5 2.6 1.6 2.7 2.2
Bude 7.0 4.6 7.0 3.7 5.8 2.8 4.5 3.1
Camelford 9.6 3.5 8.8 4.9 8.0 2.4 5.2 2.8
Falmouth 6.3 4.9 7.1 5.4 6.1 3.6 6.3 3.5
Helston 8.8 6.0 10.5 6.5 8.0 5.4 8.3 5.5
Launceston 3.6 2.2 4.1 2.5 2.8 1.8 2.4 2.1
Penzance 8.4 4.5 9.4 4.5 7.2 3.4 7.5 5.4
St. Austell 3.4 2.4 6.3 4.3 3.9 1.9 2.8 2.3
St. Ives 12.2 5.4 12.5 5.1 13.0 4.0 10.6 4.5
Truro 2.9 2.4 3.4 2.4 2.6 1.5 2.2 2.5
Wadebridge 8.1 4.1 8.8 5.0 7.4 2.9 6.9 3.8
Redruth 5.2 5.3 6.4 4.8 4.1 2.4 2.9 2.7
Camborne
Hayle
Liskeard 10.7 6.1 11.8 6.3 9.1 3.9 7.5 3.8
Looe
Newquay 7.5 3.4 9.8 3.7 8.5 2.3 6.8 3.0
Perranporth
Gunnislake Rates not available—see footnote
Saltash

The Gunnislake and Saltash areas are part of Plymouth travel-to-work areas. Rates can be calculated for this area as a whole but not separately for its constituent parts. The unemployment rates for the Plymouth travel-to-work area were as follows:

Males (per cent.) Females (per cent.) Total (per cent.)
January 1971 ... 5.2 2.0 4.0
July 1971 5.0 2.0 3.9
January 1972 5.9 2.3 4.6
July 1972 4.7 1.8 3.6
January 1973 4.4 2.0 3.5
July 1973 3.4 1.3 2.6
January 1974 4.3 1.4 3.2
July 1974 (provisional) 3.8 1.5 3.0
* provisional

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