§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many males, females, boys and girls, respectively, signed the register as wholly unemployed at each of the employment exchanges in the Merseyside area in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and up to the latest convenient date for which his Department has details; and what steps he is taking, in co-operation with other Government Departments, to reduce unemployment in this area.
§ Mr. John FraserFollowing the reorganisation of the employment services separate figures for adults and young people will now only be available for January and July each year when detailed age analyses are compiled. The numbers unemployed are counted on a selected day each month and the most recent figures are for 8th April 1974. The following table shows information for April of each year requested. We are looking carefully at the needs of Merseyside and other areas with unacceptably high rates of unemployment with a view to considering whether any further measures are necessary.
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UNEMPLOYED IN THE MERSEYSIDE DEVELOPMENT AREA 13th April 1970 Males Females Bebington … 506 106 Birkenhead … 2,175 377 Bootle … 1,764 268 Crosby … 1,105 165 Ellesmere Port … 498 141 Garston … 1,828 201 Hoylake … 272 46 Kirkby … 1,782 194 Liverpool … 7,741 1,004 Neston … 118 14
13th April 1970 Males Females Old Swan … … 2,647 171 Prescot … … 1,388 343 Regent Road … 362 — Runcorn … … 387 114 St. Helens … … 1,081 269 Wallasey … … 1,345 291 Walton … … 2,577 293 Widnes … … 589 99
5th April 1971 Males Females Bebington … … 670 141 Birkenhead … … 2,777 573 Bootle … … 2,152 465 Crosby … … 1,318 282 Ellesmere Port … 645 164 Garston … … 2,431 481 Hoylake … … 281 46 Kirkby … … 2,509 552 Liverpool … … 8,014 1,250 Neston … … 114 16 Old Swan … … 3,361 334 Prescot … … 1,705 547 Regent Road … 336 — Runcorn … … 537 145 St. Helens … … 1,759 286 Wallasey … … 1,647 402 Walton … … 3,072 420 Widnes … … 745 125
10th April 1972 Males Females Bebington … … 1,022 193 Birkenhead … … 4,431 953 Bootle … … 2,656 699 Crosby … … 1,733 429 Ellesmere Port … 999 212 Garston … … 3,094 567 Hoylake … … 426 71 Kirkby … … 3,263 833 Liverpool … … 10,267 1,912 Neston … … 167 21 Old Swan … … 4,470 506 Prescot … … 2,347 699 Regent Road … 569 — Runcorn … … 843 258 St. Helens … … 2,594 535 Wallasey … … 2,271 582 Walton … … 3,965 610 Widnes … … 1,151 267 572W
9th April 1973 Males Females Bebington … … 872 248 Birkenhead … … 4,071 844 Bootle … … 2,916 616 Crosby … … 1,809 429 Ellesmere Port … 770 232 Garston … … 3,113 480 Hoylake … … 404 86 Kirkby … … 3,058 717 Liverpool … … 9,624 1,657 Neston … … 119 32 Old Swan … … 4,513 516 Prescot … … 2,271 485 Regent Road … 482 — Runcorn … … 749 213 St. Helens … … 2,043 296 Wallasey … … 2,083 535 Walton … … 3,850 706 Widnes … … 1,077 280
8th April 1974 Males Females Bebington … … 817 277 Birkenhead … … 3,713 731 Bootle … … 2,300 533 Crosby … … 1,628 358 Ellesmere Port … 719 218 Garston … … 2,878 462 Hoylake … … 415 118 Kirkby … … 3,142 707 Liverpool … … 7,966 994 Neston … … 128 44 Old Swan … … 4,182 623 Prescot … … 2,045 457 Regent Road … 361 — Runcorn … … 751 124 St. Helens … … 1,801 281 Wallasey … … 1,874 437 Walton … … 3,330 823 Widnes … … 1,038 201