HC Deb 27 July 1977 vol 936 c299W
Mr. George Grant

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many construction workers are unemployed in the Northern Region and in the Mid-Northumberland local employment area, respectively; and what were the corresponding figures 12 months previously.

Mr. Golding

At May 1977, the latest date for which the quarterly industrial analysis is available, the numbers of people registered as unemployed in the North Region and in Mid-Northumberland who last worked in the construction industry were 19,491 and 791 respectively. The corresponding figures for May 1976 were 18,536 and 847 respectively.

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