§ Mr. Peter Morrisonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many unfilled vacancies were notified in employment and careers offices in February 1974, October 1974 and in the last month for which figures are available.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information for Great Britain:
At employment offices At careers offices February 1974 266,782 84,847 October 1974 299,056 76,463 March 1979 224,983 27,473 The statistics relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices; vacancies notified to employment offices are estimated to be about one-third of all vacancies in the country as a whole. Because of possible duplication the two series should not be added together.
§ Mr. Peter Morrisonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were registered as unemployed in the Chester travel-to-work area in February 1964, October 1974 and in the last month for which figures are available.
§ Mr. GoldingFollowing is the information for the Chester employment office area:
February 1964 567 October 1974 1,566 March 1979 3,274 The figures are not seasonally adjusted.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the mid-1974 figure and what is the latest estimate of unemployment in each employment office district in London; and what percentage of the employable population in each district this represents.
§ Mr. GoldingThe numbers unemployed in each employment office area in Greater London in July 1974 were given to the hon. Member in reply to a question on 3 August 1979.—[Vol. 966, c. 585–8.] The following table gives corresponding information for March 1979.
944W
Acton 908 Barking 1,413 Barnet 830 Beckenham and Penge 1,139 Becontree 536 Bermondsey 1,060 Bexley 1,095
Borough 2,800 Brixton 6,408 Bromley 1,279 Camberwell 3,999 Camden Town 3,712 Canning Town 2,101 Chiswick 856 City of London 55 Clapham Junction—previously Battersea 3,209 Croydon 4,533 Dagenham 1,553 Deptford and Greenwich 2,789 Ealing 2,346 East Ham 1,612 Enfield 1,453 Erith 858 Feltham 510 Finchley 1,096 Fulham 3,676 Hackney 4,832 Hainault 623 Hammersmith 5,500 Harrow 2,105 Hayes 613 Hendon 921 Holloway 5,421 Hornchurch 941 Hotel and catering trades 1,397 Hounslow 1,453 Ilford 1,786 Kilburn 1,555 Kings Cross 2,645 Kingston-upon-Thames 1,461 Lewisham 3,798 Leyton and Walthamstow 4,429 Mill Hill (Burnt Oak) 1,304 Orpington 1,469 Orpington 1,149 Poplar 2,928 Richmond 916 Romford 2,033 Ruislip 615 Shoreditch 1,574 Sidcup 904 Southall 1,648 St. Marylebone 5,445 Stepney 2,920 Stratford 2,097 Streatham 1,257 Sutton 1,898 Tooting 1,983 Tooting JC 890 Tottenham 2,896 Twickenham JC 656 Uxbridge 975 Wembley 1,358 West Drayton 250 Westminster *5,186 Willesden 1,896 Wimbledon 1,480 Wood Green 2,405 Woolwich 4,273 *This figure includes some professional and executive registrants from other areas. Unemployment rates are not calculated for these areas.
§ Mr. Goodladasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the unemployment figures for (a) Cheshire and (b) the Northwich travel-to-work 945W area in February 1974 and February 1979; and what percentage increase in unemployment this represents.
February 1974 February 1979 Percentage increase Cheshire 8,327 21,726 160.9 Northwich travel-to-work area 1,143 2,090 82.9