HC Deb 22 May 1975 vol 892 cc548-9W
Mr. Cordle

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the total number of job vacancies for males and females in the Bournemouth, East parliamentary constituency currently notified to his Department; and what were the comparable figures for the nearest convenient date in each year from 1970 to 1974, inclusive;

(2) what is the total number of unemployed males and females in the Bournemouth, East parliamentary constituency currently notified to his Department; and what were the comparable figures to the nearest convenient date in each year from 1970 to 1974, inclusive.

Bournemouth
Notified vacancies remaining unfilled
Employment Office Careers Office Unemployed
Males Females Males Females Males Females
May 1975 250 286 40 69 2,482 451
May 1974 547 546 256 276 1,355 202
May 1973 754 742 165 196 1,301 272
May 1972 393 430 53 130 1,977 291
May 1971 252 364 62 183 1,809 266
May 1970 239 347 106 176 1,524 270
Because of possible duplication, the vacancy figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together.

Mr. Cordle

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the proportion of persons of working age presently unemployed in Bournemouth; what were the comparable figures to the nearest convenient date in each year from 1970

PERCENTAGE RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT*
Bournemouth Travel-to-work Area South East and South West Regions Great Britain
May 1975 (Provisional) 4.9 2.7 3.6
May 1974 2.4 1.6 2.4
May 1973 2.5 1.6 2.6
May 1972 3.9 2.3 3.7
May 1971 3.6 2.1 3.2
May 1970 3.1 1.7 2.4
* The unemployed expressed as a percentage of the estimated number of employees (employed and unemployed)