HC Deb 28 April 1981 vol 3 c385W
36. Mr. Neubert

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of registered job vacancies in the Greater London area.

Mr. Peter Morrison

At 3 April, the provisional number of notified vacancies remaining unfilled at employment offices and careers offices in Greater London were 16,681 and 1,139 respectively. The figures relate only to those vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices; 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. The number of vacancies unfilled on a particular date takes no account of the flow of vacancies being notified, filled, or withdrawn during the preceding month, which may reflect activity more closely.