§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing the proportionate increase or decrease in the number of vacancies for jobs notified to (a) employment officers, and (b) careers officers between April
Employment Offices Careers Offices April 1977 April 1978 Percentage change April 1977 April 1978 Percentage change England … … … … 130,073 171,123 +31.6 23,892 24,082 +0.8 Wales … … … … 6,652 8,830 +32.7 569 448 -21.3 Scotland … … … … 17,129 22,330 +30.4 937 894 -4.6 Northern Ireland … … … 1,815 1,810 -0.3 462 349 -24.5 These figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices and are not a measure of total vacancies.