HC Deb 03 February 1976 vol 904 cc555-6W
Mr. John Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many school leavers were unemployed in the North West of England in December 1975; and what were the figures for the counties of Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside, respectively.

Mr. John Fraser

Following is the information:

North-West Region 6,061
Cheshire 721
Lancashire 595
Greater Manchester Metropolitan County 907
Merseyside Metropolitan County 3,838
Numbers unemployed Percentage rates of unemployment
Coventry 14,704 7.3*
Rugby 1,525 4.9
Paisley 3,319 5.9*
Luton 4,849 5.4*
*Relates to a wider travel-to-work area.

The following table shows an occupational analysis of unfilled vacancies at December 1975: