§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state the number of registered unemployed women aged 21 years and over in May 1979 and to the most recent convenient date in (a) the West Midlands region, (b) the Black Country travel-to-work areas and (c) the Walsall travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 6 April 1981, c. 200]: Age analyses of the numbers registered as unemployed are made quarterly in January, April, July and October. The following table gives the numbers of females aged 20 years and over registered as unemployed at April 1979 and January 1981 in the areas specified. The figures are not seasonally adjusted. Information for the precise age group of 21 years and over is not available.
April 1979 January 1981 West Midlands region 25,739 55,100 Dudley and Sandwell travel-to-work area 2,448 6,727 Wolverhampton travel-to-work area 1,683 3,577 Walsall travel-to-work area 1,998 4,466
§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state the number of registered unemployed persons of 45 years and over in May 1979 to the most recent convenient date in (a) the West Midlands, (b) the Black Country travel-to-work areas and (c) the Walsall travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 6 April 1981, c. 200]: Age analyses of the numbers registered as unemployed are made quarterly in January, April, July and October. The following table gives the numbers of people aged 45 years and over registered as unemployed at April 1979 and January 1981 in the areas specified. The figures are not seasonally adjusted.
April 1979 January 1981 West Midlands Region 37,637 72,991 Dudley and Sandwell travel-to-work area 3,981 10,148 Wolverhampton travel-to-work area 2,331 5,291 Walsall travel-to-work area 2,901 5,700
§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state the total registered number of unemployed persons under 21 years in May 1979 and the most recent convenient date in (a) the West Midlands, (b) the Black Country travel-to-work areas and (c) the Walsall travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 6 April 1981, c. 200]: Age analyses of the numbers registered as unemployed are made quarterly in January, April, July and October. The following table gives the numbers of people under 20 years of age registered as unemployed at April 1979 and January 1981 in the areas specified. The figures include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted. Information for the precise age group of 20 years and under is not available.
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April 1979 January 1981 West Midlands Region 18,305 48,348
April 1979 January 1981 Dudley and Sandwell travel-to-work area 1,704 6,241 Wolverhampton travel-to-work area 1,471 3,530 Walsall travel-to-work area 1,239 4,472