HC Deb 29 October 1975 vol 898 cc536-7W
Mr. Hall-Davis

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the numbers of men unemployed and of women unemployed in each economic region and each special development area; and what percentages these represent of the total of men contributing to national insurance and women contributing in each respective region and area.

Mr. John Fraser

The following table shows the numbers of males and females unemployed on 9th October 1975 and the corresponding rates of unemployment. The rates are calculated by expressing the number unemployed as a

Regions Number unemployed Percentage rate of unemploytenm
Males Females Males Females
South-East 203,643 54,375 4.6 1.8
East Anglia 21,876 6,160 5.3 2.3
South-West 66,929 19,217 7.1 3.1
West Midlands 92,269 29,729 6.6 3.4
East Midlands 49,114 14,607 5.3 2.5
Yorkshire and Humberside 76,574 20,730 6.1 2.6
North-West 137,120 36,288 8.2 3.3
North 68,639 20,698 8.4 4.3
Wales 54,553 15,894 8.4 4.2
Scotland 94,310 31,486 7.3 3.6
Special Development Areas Males Females Males Females
Merseyside 57,020 15,993 12.1 5.6
North-East 48,587 13,059 9.6 4.4
West Cumberland 2,666 1,474 7.1 7.2
South Wales 13,149 4,352 9.1 5.7
North-West Wales 4,187 1,065 13.5 6.3
West Central Scotland 49,153 16,186 8.6 4.3
Girvan 286 93 10.9 5.9
Leven and Methil 825 364 6.5 3.9
Glenrothes 567 266
Livingston 430 197 6.9 5.9

The Livingston and Glenrothes New Towns are special development areas. Unemployment figures are for employment office areas which are somewhat larger than the new towns. The percentage rate for Leven and Methil and Glenrothes relate to the Kirkcaldy travel-to-work area which includes Kirkcaldy and Burntisland which are not special development areas. The percentage rate for Livingston relates to the Bathgate travel-to work area which comprises Bathgate and Livingston.