§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing unemployment in each of the English regions and Strathclyde in each of the past 12 months.
§ Mr. John GoldingFollowing is the information for each month from January to November 1977. Information for December 1976 is not available because of industrial action by some staff within the Department of Employment Group.
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§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the 30 employment exchange areas with the worst level of unemployment in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table shows the employment office or travel-to-work areas in the United Kingdom with the highest rates of unemployment at 13th October.
Strabane 28.4 Newry 23.2 Lesmahagow 22.6 Dungannon 21.2 Rothesay 20.3 St. Ives 19.8 Cookstown 19.2 Helston 19.2 Cardigan 18.7 Londonderry* 18.1 Tenby 17.8 Lampeter* 17.4 Ilfracombe 17.3 Milford Haven 16.2 Kilsyth 15.9 Rhyl 15.7 Pembroke Dock 15.6 Enniskillen 15.4 Newton Stewart 15.4 Omagh 15.2 Holyhead 14.8 Amble 14.5 Dartmouth 14.4 Armagh 14.2 Wadebridge 14.0 Blyth 14.0 Fishguard 14.0 Coleraine* 14.0 Girvan 13.8 Sanquhar 13.8 * Travel-to-work areas.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the percentage increase in unemployment in each region of the United Kingdom using March 1974 as a base point.
§ Mr. GoldingAs the boundaries of some regions changed in April 1974, the information in the following table is for the period April 1974 to November 1977. The calculations are based on seasonally adjusted figures excluding school-leavers.
Percentage increase South East +206.1 East Anglia +213.8 South West +198.6 West Midlands +1.6 East Midlands +151.1 Yorks and Humberside +128.1 North West +126.9 North +98.8 Wales +129.9 Scotland +111.1 Northern Ireland +107.7