§ 43. Sir G. de Freitasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the numbers, respectively, of applications for jobs received and of jobs found by the jobs centre in Corby, Northamptonshire, in each of the last six months; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GoldingIn the six months that the jobcentre has been open—FebruaryJuly—approximately 3,800 people registered for work and 735 placings were effected. In the same period, it is estimated that there were about another 11,000 callers at the jobcentre, though most of these were thought to be browsers in self-service, or inquirers on subjects other than jobs and training.
Interest of this magnitude by the public on the opening of a jobcentre is not unusual. Normally this settles down after two or three months, but at a considerably higher level than previously. The Manpower Services Commission is confident that the Corby jobcentre will, as 941W it develops its services, play an increasingly important part in the industrial life of the community which it serves. I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of registrations for employment at, and jobs found by, Corby jobcentre was as follows:
Registration Placings Period ended— 12th February 1976 … 642 97 11th March 1976 … 904 70 8th April 1976 … 594 120 13th May 1976 … 474 159 10th June 1976 … 471 130 8th July 1976 … 746 159 3,831 735