§ Mr. Woodallasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the male percentage unemployment rate in Great Britain in each month since January 1975, excluding adult students but including school leavers.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information:
1975 Per cent. January* … … … 4.4 February … … … 4.5 March … … … 4.6 April … … … 4.8 May … … … 4.8 June … … … 4.9 July … … … 5.5 August … … … 6.2 September … … … 6.2 October … … … 6.2 November … … … 6.3 December … … … 6.6 1976 January … … … 7.1 February … … … 7.1 March … … … 7.0 April … … … 6.9 May … … … 6.9 June … … … 7.0 * Because of industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency precise information for this date is not available and an estimate has been made based on simplified procedures.