HC Deb 14 December 1978 vol 960 cc291-3W
Mr. Cartwright

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will set out the numbers of people registered as unemployed and the number of job vacancies notified to the Woolwich employment

Notified unfilled vacancies
Numbers unemployed Employment office Careers offices
December 1977 … … … 4,245 452 57
January 1978 … … … 4,545 374 59
February 1978 … … … 4,436 528 69
March 1978 … … … 4,228 529 54
April 1978 … … … 4,455 600 67
May 1978 … … … 4,243 546 76
June 1978 … … … 4,215 714 71
July 1978 … … … 4,716 692 56
August 1978 … … … 4,910 745 66
September 1978 … … … 4,840 824 161
October 1978 … … … 4,374 777 108
November 1978 … … … 4.252 670 90

The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices ; vacancies notified to employment offices are estimated to be

Mr. Golding

The United States does not calculate adjusted unemployment rates for every member country of the European Community. The latest available figures are given below. Quarterly and monthly rates for the European countries should be viewed as only approximate indicators of the level of unemployment. The rate for Italy is under review.

office and the careers office during each of the past 12 months.

Mr. Golding

Following is the information for the Woolwich employment office area. The table gives the numbers registered as unemployed and notified vacancies remaining unfilled at selected dates in each month:

about one-third of all vacancies in the country as a whole. Because of possible duplication, the two series should not be added together.

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