§ 43. Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest ratio of unemployed persons to vacant jobs in Wales and in South-East England, respectively.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table shows the numbers unemployed and unfilled vacancies in Wales and the South-East Region for February 1978. However, because of possible duplication, the vacancy figures for employment offices and careers offices cannot be added together to provide the ratios requested. The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies and are not a measure of total vacancies.
Unfilled vacancies at Numbers unemployed Employment Offices Career Offices Wales 90,974 6,544 418 South-East Region 335,238 73,187 10,015