§ Mr. Dormandasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of unemployed, male and female, together with the percentages in that part of the Easington constituency covered by the Peterlee and Wingate employment offices.
§ Mr. Jim LesterAt 8 May, the total number of people registered as unemployed in the area covered by the Peterlee and Wingate employment offices was 2,749, of whom 1,751 were males and 998 were females. The rates of unemployment were 10.3, 10.3 and 10.5 per cent. respectively.
§ Mr. Dormandasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of registered disabled people unemployed, male and female, together with the percentages in that part of the Easington constituency covered by the Peterlee and Wingate employment offices.
§ Mr. Jim LesterI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the information requested is set out in the table below. The figures are for 8 May 1980, the latest date for which information is available, and the unemployment rate expresses the number of unemployed registered disabled people as a percentage of all those on the disabled persons register in each category in each locality.
Number of unemployed registered disabled people Unemployment rate amongst registered disabled people Per cent. Peterlee Males 59 11.1 Females 12 11.8 Total 71 11.2 Wingate Males 33 11.1 Females 3 8.1 Total 36 10.8