HC Deb 07 July 1975 vol 895 cc35-6W
Dr. Hampson

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of job vacancies currently notified to youth career offices in each region compared with last year's June figures.

Mr. John Fraser

The following table shows the information. The figures relate only to vacancies notified to careers offices and are not a measure of total vacancies for younger people.

NOTIFIED UNFILLED VACANCIES AT CAREERS OFFICES
June 1975 June 1974
South East 14,656 41,639
East Anglia 1,038 3,241
South West 2,063 8,210
West Midlands 3,060 12,348
East Midlands 1,875 7,586
Yorkshire and Humberside 3,176 12,258
North West 2,673 9,685
North 1,436 3,934
Wales 1,297 3,320
Scotland 3,537 8,870