§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the number of males currently in employment in each region of England and Wales; how this compares with the position in 1964; and if he will show the percentage increase or decrease.
§ Mr. GoldingThe boundaries of some regions changed in April 1965. The information in the following table is taken from the continuous series of employment estimates which goes back to 1965 and takes account of discontinuities. In the following table, information is given for male employees in employment for June 1965 and June 1977.
vacancies to numbers unemployed in Dundee, Greenock, Clydebank, Hamilton, Glasgow, Merseyside, Newcastle, Birmingham, and London; and how this 929W compares with the position in October 1974.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table shows the numbers unemployed and the
Numbers unemployed and unfilled vacancies Unfilled vacancies October 1974 October 1977 Numbers unemployed Employment Offices Careers Offices Employment Offices Careers Offices October 1974 October 1977 Dundee Employment Office area 3,662 8,424 1,414 294 849 23 Greenock Employment Office area 1,574 3,488 1,097 76 469 4 Clydebank Employment Office area 2,115 3,688 89 19 51 2 Hamilton Employment Office area 1,160 2,790 137 30 213 9 Glasgow City area 21,358 45,943 3,503 1,663 3,406 84 Merseyside Special Development area 45,071 88,539 4,301 596 2,904 106 Newcastle upon Tyne Employment Office area 6,148 11,479 3,789 474 1,654 133 Birmingham Travel to work area 20,135* 46,066 5,883* 2,973 2,822* 915 Greater London 59,996 167,130 71,117 14,523 39,068 5,230 * Because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment Group information for Birmingham is not available for October 1974 and the figures shown are for September 1974.