HC Deb 06 November 1979 vol 973 c118W
22. Mr. Edwin Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of registered unemployed, male and female, and boys and girls in the Mexborough and Wombwell employment exchanges, respectively, at the latest available date.

Mr. Jim Lester

At 11 October, 1,121 males and 601 females were registered as unemployed at the Mexborough employment office. The corresponding figures for Wombwell were 532 and 247. Most unemployed young people under age 18, in these areas register at the Doncaster, Rotherham and Barnsley careers offices and are not included in these figures.