HC Deb 07 December 1976 vol 922 cc168-9W
Mr. Lawson

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide figures for unemployment in November 1976 in the private and public sectors of the economy, comparable with those given in his reply of 13th April 1976 to the hon. Member for Blaby, Official Report, 13th April 1976, Vol. 909, c. 444.

Mr. Golding

No unemployment statistics are available for November because of industrial action by members of the Civil and Public Services Association. The detailed information necessary for the compilation of approximate unemployment rates for the private and public sectors is next due in respect of 10th February 1977 and should be available early in March.