HC Deb 10 May 1977 vol 931 cc476-8W
Mr. Cowans

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many school leavers in each of the last three years, respectively, have signed the register for employment at each of the employment offices in the Northern Region; and how many are still unemployed to the latest convenient date.

Mr. Golding

The precise information requested is not available. The numbers of school leavers unemployed are counted on a specific date each month. The figures fluctuate considerably according to the incidence of school leaving periods. The first table below shows the numbers registered as unemployed in the whole of the North Region for each month for which figures are available since April

NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED SCHOOL-LEAVERS IN THE WHOLE OF THE NORTH REGION
1974 1975 1976 1977
January * 3,393 4,258
February 639 2,405 3,372
March 518 1,829 2,488
April 1,116 2,625 1,648 5,400
May 753 1,767 3,501
June 1,162 3,128 15,876
July 2,311 6,734 21,557
August 11,949 19,422 19,551
September 5,829 12,983 14,243
October 1,950 7,063 8,192
November 1,299 4,628 *
December * 3,574 *
* Because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment, Group figures for December 1974, January 1975, November 1976 and December 1976 are not available.

NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED SCHOOL LEAVERS REGISTERED IN EACH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA: APRIL 1977
Alnwick 58
Amble
Ashington 170
Aspatria
Barnard Castle
Barrow-in-Furness 70
Bedlington 1
Berwick on Tweed 11
Billingham 83
Birtley
Bishop Auckland 111
Blaydon on Tyne 67
Blyth 90
Carlisle 191
Chester le Street 73
Cleator Moor
Cockermouth
Consett 66
Cromlington
Crook 53
Dalton in Furness
Darlington 141
Durham 84
East Boldon
Eston 100
Felling 4
Gateshead 327
Grange over Sands
Guisborough 63
Haltwhistle 1
Hartlepool 251
Hexham 40
Houghton le Spring 72
Jarrow and Hebburn 157
Kendal 28
Keswick
Lanchester

1974. Comparable monthly figures for each employment office area could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The second table gives this detailed information in respect of April 1977; these figures will include many Easter school leavers.

Loftus
Maryport
Middlesbrough 346
Millom
Morpeth
Newburn
Newcastle on Tyne 737
Newton Aycliffe 56
North Shields 1
Penrith
Peterlee 203
Prudhoe
Redcar 70
Saltburn
Seaham
Shildon
South Shields 258
Southwick
Spennymoor 84
Stanley 101
Stockton and Thornaby 180
Sunderland 546
Ulverston 16
Walker on Tyne
Wallsend 223
Washington 75
West Moor 1
Whitehaven 97
Whitley Bay
Windermere
Wingate 4
Workington 90
Yarm

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