HC Deb 02 December 1981 vol 14 cc135-6W
Mr. McGuire

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give details of the number of men and women who are unemployed in the travel-to-work areas of the Ince constituency, giving in each case the number and the percentage and the length of time unemployed, namely, less than 12 months, more than 12 months, more than 24 months and more than 36 months, respectively.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The following tables give the information for the Ormskirk and Wigan travel-to-work areas, only parts of which comprise the Ince constituency. Table 1 gives the total numbers unemployed and the percentage rates of unemployment at 12 November. Table 2 gives for 8 October, the latest date for which figures are available, the numbers who had been unemployed for the lengths of time specified.

Following are the tables:

Table 1 Total unemployed at 12 November 1981 (provisional)
Number Percentage rate
Male Female Male Female
Ormskirk travel-to-work area 4,167 2,227 23.3 17.3
Wigan travel-to-work area 8,585 4,279 20.8 13.7

Table 2 Duration of unemployment at 8 October 1981
Ormskirk travel-to work area Wigan travel-to work area
Duration in weeks Male Female Male Female
Up to 52 weeks 2,934 1,898 5,775 3,417
Over 52 and up to 104 weeks 810 316 1,559 652
Over 104 and up to 156 weeks 251 75 460 136
Over 156 weeks 336 85 307 142
Total 4,331 2,374 8,497 4,347

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