§ Mr. Townsendasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of people unemployed, and the percentage these figures represent of the total work force in each employment office area in the London borough of Bexley; and what were the corresponding figures of each year since 1970.
§ Mr. GoldingThe first table below shows the numbers of people registered as unemployed in the Bexley, Erith and Sidcup Employment Office areas. Unemployment rates are calculated only for the whole of the Greater London travel-to-work area and these are shown in the second table.
NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED IN EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREAS Bexley Erith Sidcup January 1970 … … 535 538 595 January 1971 … … 644 921 694 January 1972 … … 739 698 820 January 1973 … … 659 544 751 January 1974 … … 470 448 572 January 1975 … … * * * January 1976 … … 967 852 908 January 1977 … … 1,294 924 1,176
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN GREATER LONDON Per cent January 1970 … … 1.5 January 1971 … … 1.6 January 1972 … … 2.2 January 1973 … … 1.9 January 1974 … … 1.5 January 1975 … … * January 1976 … … 3.6 January 1977 … … 4.3 * Not available because of industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency.