Leek (Hansard, 10 December 1975)

§ Mr. Knox
asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many vacancies there were in each of the employment 205W areas in the Leek parliamentary constituency at the most recent count; and what wer the comparable figures for the same month in 1973 and 1974;
(2) how many people were unemployed in each of the employment areas in the Leek parliamentary constituency at the most recent count; and what were the comparable figures for the same month in 1973 and 1974.

§ Mr. John Fraser
Vacancy statistics relate only to vacancies notified to employment

November 1975 November 1973

Notified unfilled vacancies Notified unfilled vacancies

Employment Office area Employment Office Carrers Office Unemployed Employment Office Carrers Office Unemployed

Leek … … 48 26 639 210 125 131

Biddulph … … 39 ^* 229 74 63 110

Cheadle … … 24 ^* 262 17 31 124

Kidsgrove … … 43 ^* 426 390 32 195

^* At November 1975 the area formerly covered by the Biddulph and Cheadle Careers Offices is included in Leek and the area formerly covered by the Kidsgrove Careers Office is included in the Burslem Careers Office area.

§ Mr. Knox
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the percentage of working population who were unemployed in each of the employment areas in the Leek parliamentary constituency at the most recent count; and what were the comparable figures for each of the two previous years.

§ Mr. John Fraser
The rate of unemployment for the Leek employment office area was 4.8 per cent. at November 1975 and 1.0 per cent. at November 1973. Owing to industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency information for November 1974 is not available. Biddulph, Cheadle and Kids-grove, which form part of the constituency area, are part of the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area which also includes five other employment office areas. Rates can be calculated for the travel-to-work area as a whole but not separately for its constituent parts. At November 1975 the rate for the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area was 3.3 per cent. and at November 1973, 1.4 per cent.

			November 1975	November 1973
			Notified unfilled vacancies		Notified unfilled vacancies
Employment Office area	Employment Office	Carrers Office	Unemployed	Employment Office	Carrers Office	Unemployed
Leek	…	…	48	26	639	210	125	131
Biddulph	…	…	39	^*	229	74	63	110
Cheadle	…	…	24	^*	262	17	31	124
Kidsgrove	…	…	43	^*	426	390	32	195
^* At November 1975 the area formerly covered by the Biddulph and Cheadle Careers Offices is included in Leek and the area formerly covered by the Kidsgrove Careers Office is included in the Burslem Careers Office area.