§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the figures for the number of registered unemployed and for the number of notified vacancies for Eastleigh, Hampshire, for the month of September for each year since 1970.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table shows the numbers registered as unemployed and notified unfilled vacancies in the Eastleigh employment office area:
NOTIFIED VACANCIES REMAINING UNFILLED Numbers unemployed Employment Office Careers Office September 1970 343 138 165 September 1971 419 97 136 September 1972 380 191 137 September 1973 210 508 313 September 1974 293 338 186 September 1975 744 84 35 September 1976 948 84 47 The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to the employment office and careers office and are not a measure of total vacancies in the area. Because of possible duplication the two series should not be added together.