HC Deb 20 January 1975 vol 884 cc249-50W
Mr. Viggers

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men and how many women were recorded as unemployed in the borough of Gosport on 1st January during each of the 10 years 1966 to 1975, giving the most recently available figures in respect of 1975.

Mr. John Fraser

The following table shows the information for the Gosport employment office:

Numbers unemployed
Males Females
10th January 1966 169 41
9th January 1967 286 137
8th January 1968 328 94
13th January 1969 304 69
12th January 1970 447 90
11th January 1971 362 103
10th January 1972 468 85
8th January 1973 340 67
14th January 1974 391 78
11th November 1974 459 83

Because of industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency the figures are not available later than for November 1974.

Mr. Viggers

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many notified vacancies for employment for men and women were recorded in the borough of Gosport on 1st January during each of the 10 years 1966 to 1975.

Mr. John Fraser

The following table shows the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled at the Gosport employment office:

Males Females
5th January 1966 389 211
4th January 1967 141 36
3rd January 1968 84 55
8th January 1969 50 379
7th January 1970 115 270
6th January 1971 89 83
5th January 1972 93 43
3rd January 1973 185 77
9th January 1974 294 106
6th November 1974 180 50

Because of industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency figures are not available later than for November 1974.

The figures relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and are not a measure of total vacancies.

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