HC Deb 15 May 1978 vol 950 cc27-9W
Mr. Evelyn King

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many teenagers were registered as unemployed in each of the last six years.

Mr. Golding

Age analyses of the unemployed are available for January and July each year. The following table shows the available figures for people under 20 years of age registered as unemployed in Great Britain:

January July
1972 129,375 125,200
1973 114,741 70,064
1974 81,591
1975 232,840
1976 224,545 390,246
1977 252,328 456,201
1978 274,822

Figures are not available for January 1974 because of an energy crisis and for January 1975 because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment group. From January 1976 adult students registered for vacation employment are excluded from the age analyses and from the figures above for 1976, 1977 and 1978.

Mr. Lawrence

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many men, women and school leavers were unemployed in the Burton on Trent area at the end of February in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978;

(2) how many men, women and school leavers were unemployed in the Uttoxeter area at the end of February in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1978.

Mr. Golding

The following table gives the numbers registered as unemployed in the Burton on Trent and Uttoxeter employment office areas in each of the months specified. The register is currently counted on the second Thursday of the month and figures are not on an end-month basis:

BURTON ON TRENT
Males Females Total School-leavers included in the total
1974 542 130 672 4
1975 707 190 897 10
1976 1,022 383 1,405 51
1977 929 419 1,348 31
1978 1,043 533 1,576 51
UTTOXETER
Males Females Total School-leavers included in the total
1974 122 34 156 1
1975 183 50 233 2
1976 230 75 305 1
1977 210 102 312 3
1978 219 114 333 1

Mr. Mudd

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of registered unemployed persons in the employment areas represented by the Falmouth and Camborne parliamentary division in February 1970, February 1974 and February 1978; and what percentage these numbers represent as a proportion of the total working population.

Mr. Golding

The number of people registered as unemployed in the area covered by the Falmouth, Camborne, Redruth and Hayle employment offices, which closely corresponds to the Falmouth and Camborne parliamentary division, at February 1970, February 1974 and February 1978 were 1,585, 1,169 and 4,154 respectively. The corresponding unemployment rates were 5.8 per cent., 3.7 per cent. and 12.4 per cent. These rates are based on the estimated total numbers of employees—employed and unemployed—which differ from the total working population in that they exclude self-employed persons and members of Her Majesty's forces.

Mr. Lawson

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if the unemployment figures requested in the Written Question from the hon. Member for Blaby which appeared in the Official Report, 7th April, column 283, are now available; if so, if he will publish them; and, if not, when he expects them to be available.

Mr. Golding

The figures requested are still not available. I expect to receive the information for the first quarter of 1978 for the United States, Canada, France, West Germany, and Great Britain shortly, when I will arrange for it to be published in theOfficial Report. Data for Japan, Italy and Sweden are not expected to be available for at least two or three months.