§ Mr. Stan Thorneasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many notified vacancies existed in the Preston travel-to-work area at the latest known date.
§ Mr. Jim LesterAt 2 April the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled at employment offices and careers offices in the Preston travel-to-work area were 933 and 66, respectively, 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 figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together.
§ Mr. Stan Thorneasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of the working population in the Preston travel-to-work area was registered as unemployed at the latest possible date.
§ Mr. Jim LesterAt 10 April the provisional unemployment rate in the Preston travel-to-work area was 6.8 per cent. The rate is based on the estimated number of employees—employed and unemployed—which differs from the working population in that it excludes self-employed people and members of Her Majesty's Forces.