§ Mr. Freudasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current unemployment situation in each of the Wisbech, March and Ely areas; and if he will list these as male and female, youth and adult statistics and provide the relevant figures for February 1977, 1976 and 1975.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table gives the numbers of people under 18 years of age and aged 18 and over registered as unemployed in January 1978, the latest date for which the half-yearly 145W age analysis is available, and in January 1976 and January 1977. Because of industrial action by some staff in the
WISBECH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA Under 18 Aged 18 and over Males Females Total Males Females Total January 1976 … … … 74 60 134 804 114 918 January 1977 … … … 103 87 190 962 166 1,128 January 1978 … … … 94 87 181 988 190 1,178
MARCH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA Under 18 Aged 18 and over Males Females Total Males Females Total January 1976 … … … — — — 311 58 369 January 1977 … … … — — — 348 115 463 January 1978 … … … 5 1 6 354 94 448
ELY EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA Under 18 Aged 18 and over Males Females Total Males Females Total January 1976 … … … — 2 2 390 106 496 January 1977 … … … 7 7 14 364 104 468 January 1978 … … … 4 1 5 351 123 474 The figures for those under 18 are affected by the absence of separate careers service figures for March and Ely, which are covered by the Wisbech and Cambridge careers offices, respectively.