HL Deb 06 December 1978 vol 397 c261WA
Lord SEFTON of GARSTON

asked Her Majesty's Government:

NOTIFIED UNFILLED VACANCIES
South Region(including Greater London) Greater London South East(excluding Greater London)
at employment offices at careers offices at employment offices at careers offices at employment offices at careers offices
July 1968 90,766 39,505 43,815 19,326 46,951 20,179
December 1972 83,045 20,181 39,287 9,436 43,758 10,745
November 1973 169,073 42,533 81,136 19,679 87,937 22,854
October 1977 70,574 9,100 39,068 5,230 31,506 3,870
The statistics relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices; vacancies notified to employment offices are estimated to be about one-third of all vacancies in the country as a whole.