§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list, for each year since 1970, the quarterly statistics of those unemployed for more than three months in the Christchurch and in the Lymington area.
§ Mr. John FraserFollowing is the information available:
Christchurch Employment office area Lymington Employment office area 1970— January … … 289 223 April … … 309 219 July … … 252 178 October … … 275 192 1971— January … … 327 222 April … … 333 238 July … … 313 217 October … … 333 238 446W
Numbers unemployed Notified unfilled vacancies Christchurch Employment Office Area* Lymington Employmen Office Area Christchurch Employment Office Area* Lymington Employmen Office Area Careers office 1970— January … … 569 418 49 227 74 February … … 585 405 54 188 55 March … … 551 359 59 185 80 April … … 479 325 96 220 139 May … … 429 327 129 269 81 June … … 439 278 132 305 185 July … … 453 290 153 295 206 August … … 469 315 149 267 171 September … … 493 304 129 262 185 October … … 523 316 114 238 140 November … … 563 330 66 204 163 December … … 592 354 53 122 106 1971— January … … 660 390 36 129 94 February … … 611 357 67 110 93 March … … 627 391 75 122 82 April … … 606 391 118 133 123 May … … 598 377 130 171 132 June … … 571 370 123 217 120 July … … 588 400 116 189 185 August … … 612 390 103 167 156 September … … 589 418 119 187 121 October … … 587 438 104 262 117 November … … 748 468 54 94 91 December … … 759 467 45 117 100
1972— January … … 383 217 April … … 452 339 July … … 379 274 October … … 354 263 1973— January … … 343 262 April … … 324 223 July … … 250 236 October … … 254 191 1974— January … … * * April … … 284 206 July … … 234 182 October … … 279 231 1975— January … … * * April … … 363 311 July … … 372 284 October … … 412 312 1976— January … … 599 306 * Information about the length of time unemployed is not available for January 1974 because of an energy crises and for January 1975 because of industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency. The figures for Christchurch do not include young people in that area who register at the Bournemouth Careers office.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will set out, for each month since January 1970, the total numbers out of work, and the jobs available, in the Christchurch area and in the Lymington area.
§ Mr. John FraserFollowing is the information available: 447W
Numbers unemployed Notified unfilled vacancies Christchurch Employment Office Area* Lymington Employment Office Area Christchurch Employment Office* Lymington Employment Office Careers Office 1972— January … … 772 498 61 53 78 February … … 775 491 36 74 64 March … … 726 483 74 99 85 April … … 719 472 73 108 116 May … … 663 430 97 136 172 June … … 582 392 130 144 155 July … … 586 3S3 161 140 153 August … … 595 399 131 125 128 September … … 569 396 172 118 139 October … … 563 374 166 118 142 November … … 566 357 171 131 147 December … … 540 343 158 133 130 1973— January … … 580 356 173 144 111 February … … 530 339 188 191 133 March … … 482 310 211 224 156 April … … 503 305 292 279 167 May … … 405 276 331 337 204 June … … 368 286 399 402 228 July … … 400 296 346 385 258 August … … 402 290 332 334 274 September … … 408 280 334 373 236 October … … 410 288 344 412 226 November … … 418 297 307 398 260 December … … 380 277 273 386 212 1974— January … … 493 368 191 245 116 February … … 498 294 218 219 123 March … … 462 345 256 273 145 April … … 473 358 292 375 162 May … … 411 317 288 407 150 June … … 406 326 278 504 174 July … … 429 304 229 514 127 August … … 471 376 201 408 137 September … … 473 397 289 357 119 October … … 527 435 150 270 115 November … … 535 431 131 233 91 December … … † † † † † 1975— January … … † † † † † February … … 735 586 † † † March … … 689 535 72 181 45 April … … 743 545 83 134 54 May … … 719 494 85 184 55 June … … 652 460 80 126 48 July … … 732 537 54 138 54 August … … 829 530 85 78 46 September … … 829 612 47 97 49 October … … 862 561 33 97 46 November … … 1,013 561 16 133 28 December … … 1,000 635 12 102 28 1976— January … … 1,134 692 20 37 24 February … … 1,080 679 23 44 22 * The unemployed figures for Christchurch do not include young people in that area who register at the Bournemouth Careers Office. Careers Office vacancies for Christchurch are held at Bournemouth and are not identified separately. † Because of industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency, figures for these months are not available. Note:—
The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices and are not a measure of total vacancies. Because of possible duplication the two series should not be added together.
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