§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report the figures for the number of registered unemployed and for the number of notified vacancies for Eastleigh, Hampshire, for the month of February for each year since 1970.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information:
EASTLEIGH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA Notified vacancies remaining unfilled Numbers unemployed At Employment Offices At Carriers Offices February 1970 375 102 74 February 1971 373 113 113 February 1972 460 78 81 February 1973 308 247 145 February 1974 242 300 188 February 1975 361 ..* ..* February 1976 767 60 36 February 1977 763 54 49 February 1978 800 62 47 *Because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment Group, no figures are available for the number of unfilled vacancies at February 1975. The vacancy statistics relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices and are not a measure of total vacancies. Because of possible duplication, the two series should not be added together.