§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number and percentage of unemployed in the London travel-to-work area for the month of June in 1973 and 1978, respectively; and in each case how many were 584W school leavers and how many had been unemployed for more than three months, more than six months and more than one year, respectively.
§ Mr. GoldingAt June 1973, 54,055 people were registered as unemployed in the Greater London area and the unemployment rate was 1.4 per cent. The corresponding figures for June 1978 were 147,883 and 3.8 per cent.
The number of unemployed school leavers in June 1973 was abnormally low following the raising of the minimum school-leaving age in September 1972. Also in 1973, summer school leavers registered at the end of term and so missed the June count. These factors affect the comparison between the figures of 112 school leavers in June 1973 and 5,641 in June 1978.
The numbers unemployed are analysed at quarterly intervals according to the duration of their spell on the register. The following table gives the information for Greater London at July 1973 and July 1978.
NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED 1N THE GREATER LONDON AREA July 1973 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 7,794 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 7,881 Over 52 weeks 8,708 July 1978 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 27,361 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 26,458 Over 52 weeks 29,568 Adult students are included in the figures for July 1973 but not for July 1978.
§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the average increase in unemployment between 1st March 1974 and the present expressed on (a) weekly, (b) monthly and (c) an annual basis.
§ Mr. GoldingBetween 11th March 1974 and 6th July 1978 the numbers of people registered as unemployed in Great Britain increased at an average rate of 4,100 a week, 17,739 a month or 214,515 a year. The averages have been calculated from the total numbers registered as unemployed, including school leavers. The total for July thus includes summer school leavers not present in the figures for March.
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§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the unemployment figures for the unemployment office areas within Greater London at the latest convenient date and for the same period in 1970, 1973 and 1974.
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Employment Office Areas July 1970 July 1973 July 1974 July 1978 Acton … … 388 361 342 1,071 Barking … … 611 478 514 1,634 Barnet … … 241 356 343 870 Battersea … … 1,360 1,096 1,206 3,726 Beckenham and Penge … … 481 457 436 1,215 Becontree (opened February 1976) … … ֵ ֵ ֵ 584 Bermondsey … … 418 405 341 1,081 Bexley … … 498 453 429 1,355 Borough … … 1,098 1,150 1,269 2,744 Brixton … … 2,914 2,363 2,646 6,813 Bromley … … 519 698 697 1,444 Camberwell … … 1,515 1,209 1,325 4,404 Camden Town … … 1,477 1,282 1,409 3,803 Canning Town … … 1,052 1,031 929 2,828 Chiswick … … 255 276 338 826 City of London … … 706 60 75 40 Croydon … … 1,453 1,311 1,375 5,261 Dagenham … … 968 842 886 1,989 Deptford and Greenwich … … 1,029 956 1,032 3,167 Ealing … … 726 885 731 2,344 East Ham … … 844 523 495 2,049 Enfield … … 410 382 427 1,712 Erith … … 615 385 284 1,169 Feltham … … 162 131 141 552 Finchley … … 436 475 544 1,162 Fulham … … 1,416 1,367 1,424 4,276 Hackney … … 1,829 1,551 1,766 5,151 Hainault (opened July 1978) … … ֵ ֵ ֵ 702 Hammersmith … … 2,646 2,572 2,367 5,439 Harrow … … 884 769 787 2,881 Hayes … … 173 226 187 882 Hendon … … 466 373 407 1,439 Holloway … … 1,871 1,683 1,663 5,283 Hornchurch … … 438 359 398 1,158 Hotel and Catering Trades … … 236 68 79 1,705 Hounslow … … 360 394 344 1,715 Ilford … … 985 981 890 2,133 Kilburn (opened October 1976) … … ֵ ֵ ֵ 1,446 Kings Cross … … 956 756 920 2,345 Kingston-on-Thames … … 661 592 685 1,844 Lewisham … … 1,934 1,722 1,926 4,386 Leyton and Walthamstow … … 1,811 1,726 1,751 4,949 Mill Hill … … 369 292 446 1,027 Mitcham (opened December 1976 … … ֵ ֵ ֵ 592 Orpington … … 379 473 458 1,787 Poplar … … 1,003 1,072 1,090 3,059 Richmond … … 738 589 716 1,345 Romford … … 768 604 619 2,747 Ruislip … … 324 376 349 795 Shoreditch … … 536 493 538 1,849 Sidcup … … 541 446 445 1,103 Southall … … 298 289 298 2,114 St. Marylebone … … 1,905 1,496 1,360 5,852 Stepney … … 1,588 1,301 1,309 2,973 Stratford … … 769 662 610 2,074 Streatham (opened November 1976) … … ֵ ֵ ֵ 1,085 Sutton … … 643 797 865 2,298 Tooting … … 1,778 1,611 1,603 3,540 Tottenham … … 1,030 771 894 3,603 Uxbridge … … 297 279 291 1,230 Wembley … … 463 359 357 1,661 West Drayton (opened January 1978) … … ֵ ֵ ֵ 220
§ Mr. Golding,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 27th July 1978; Vol. 954, c. 894], gave the following information:
The table below gives the numbers registered as unemployed for each employment office area within Greater London at the dates specified:
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Employment Office Areas July 1970 July 1973 July 1974 July 1978 Westminster … … 1,450* 2,188* 2,407* 2,579 London PEO (opened June 1977) … … ֵ ֵ ֵ 1,777 Willesden … … 1,349 979 815 2,346 Wimbledon … … 825 669 788 1,739 Wood Green … … 982 956 991 2,779 Woolwich … … 1,632 1,293 1,381 4,716 * These figures include some Professional and Executive registrants appropriate to other employment office areas.