§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide a table showing the percentage unemployed in the third quarter of 1977, seasonally adjusted, in Great Britain, France, West Germany, Italy and the United States, on the basis used in Table 5.15 of "Social Trends, 1977".
§ Mr. GoldingThe seasonally adjusted unemployment rates, adjusted to United States concepts, for the third quarter of 1977 are:
Great Britain(1) 7.2 France(1) 5.8 West Germany(1) 3.6 Italy(2) 3.6 United States 7.0 (1) Preliminary (2) The rate is for July NOTE. Except for the United States, the quarterly figures are calculated by applying an annual adjustment factor to current published national data and, therefore, should be viewed as only approximate indicators of unemployment under United States concepts.
SOURCE. Bureau of Labour Statistics, United States Department of Labor.