§ Mr, Michael Brownasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the numerical trend (a) in female unemployment and (b) in male unemployment since 1970 and since 1975.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 13 June 1980, c. 249]: The best guide to the trend in unemployment is represented by the seasonally adjusted figures (excluding school leavers). Figures for Great Britain on this basis are set out below for selected dates.
in recent years, particularly part-time employment; of the kind of jobs many of them do ; and of their increasing propensity to register as unemployed when out of work.
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