HC Deb 04 February 1981 vol 998 c138W
Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in the Keighley travel-to-work area are unemployed; and how many have been unemployed for three months, six months, 12 months, 18 months and over two years, respectively.

Mr. Peter Morrison

[pursuant to his reply, 3 February 1981]: At 15 January, the provisional number of people registered as unemployed in the Keighley employment office area was 3,269. The numbers who had been on the register for the lengths of time specified were as follows:

Number on Register
Up to 13 weeks 1,207
Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 792
Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 593
Over 52 and up to 78 weeks 190
Over 78 and up to 104 weeks 65
Over 104 weeks 184

Note:

The figures in the table do not include 238 young people registered at the Keighley branch careers office who are included in the duration analysis for Bradford.