§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for each year since 1970, the January and July unemployment figures for the United Kingdom, England, the South-West Region and the South-West assisted area, respectively; and if he will express these figures as percentages of the total registered work force.
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§ Mr. Golding,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 28th July 1976; Vol. 916, c.259],gave the following information:
NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED (Thousands) United Kingdom England South West Region South Western Development Area South Western Intermediate Area 1970—January … 649.3 476.9 42.2 8.1 3.9 July … 564.3 406.5 30.8 4.9 3.3 1971—Januany … 714.4 519.7 44.8 8.2 2.0 July … 761.0 550.9 39.0 5.4 4.4 1972—Januany … 971.5 721.5 56.3 9.9 5.5 July … 817.7 597.7 42.2 6.0 4.1 1973—January … 806.3 596.1 44.9 8.1 4.2 July … 567.0 411.6 28.8 4.0 3.0 1974—January … 627.5 464.5 38.4 7.1 3.9 July … 574.3 421.4 35.6 4.7 3.5 1975—January* … 771.8 591.0 61.0 ֵ ֵ July … 990.1 763.8 71.1 10.1 7.4 1976—January … 1,303.1 1,024.5 100.9 16.8 8.9 July … 1,463.5 1,155.4 104.1 14.1 11.7
PERCENTAGE RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT United Kingdom England South West Region South Western Development Area South Western Intermediate Area 1970—January … 2.8 2.4 3.1 6.3 3.8 July … 2.4 2.1 2.3 3.8 3.2 1971—January … 3.1 2.7 3.0 5.7 1.8 July … 3.3 2.9 2.6 3.8 3.9 1972—January … 4.2 3.7 4.1 6.7 4.8 July … 3.6 3.0 3.0 4.1 3.5 1973—January … 3.5 3.0 2.9 5.3 3.5 July … 2.4 2.1 1.9 2.6 2.5 1974—January … 2.7 2.4 2.5 4.6 3.2 July … 2.5 2.1 2.3 3.1 2.9 1975—January … 3.3 3.0 4.0 ֵ ֵ July … 4.2 3.9 4.6 6.6 6.2 1976—January … 5.6 5.2 6.5 10.9 7.4 July … 6.3 5.9 6.7 9.2 9.7 * Owing to industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency full details are not available for January 1975. The figures shown are estimates based on a simplified counting procedure.
§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Employment if the will list for each year since 1970, the January and July unemployment figures for the following employment office areas: Liskeard- Looe, Bodmin, Saltash, Tor
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NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED Liskeard Looe Bodmin Saltash Devonport (includes Torpoint) Gunnislake 1970—January … 266 246 138 207 898 122 July … 217 52 113 175 762 99 1971—January … 292 267 133 218 908 134 July … 237 82 111 182 901 113 1972—January … 373 271 236 221 1,139 129 July … 263 79 166 160 862 95 1973—January … 261 268 128 152 874 87 July … 168 59 79 126 677 56 1974—January … 211 221 135 148 824 247 July … 167 54 108 160 836 * 1975—January† … Not available * July … 310 106 326 352 1,879 * 1976—January … 490 315 451 467 2,188 * July … 622 115 503 492 2,321 * * Separate figures for Gunnislake are available only to 1973. For later dates the figures are included in those for Tavistock. † Owing to industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency information for January 1975 is not available. The table below shows the numbers unemployed and percentage rates of unemployment:
point and Gunnislake sub-areas of the Plymouth Employment Area.
§ Mr. Golding,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 28th July 1976; Vol. 916, c.259],gave the following information: