HC Deb 22 April 1980 vol 983 cc77-8W
19. Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the most recent unemployment trends in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Jim Lester

Unemployment in the United Kingdom has been increasing since September 1979. The steel strike may have caused the greater increases experienced in the last few months as it will have made employers more cautious in recruitment.