§ 44. Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest unemployment figure for each of the following employment exchange areas: Rotherham, Mexborough, Maltby, Wombwell and in the areas of Dinnington and Woodhouse within the Sheffield travel-to-work area, together with the overall figure for that travel-to-work area; and how the position in each of these areas compares with that which was recorded two years earlier.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following table gives the numbers of people registered as unemployed for the areas and dates specified.
Employment office area January 1979 January 1981 (provisional) Rotherham 4,891 8,156 Mexborough 2,040 3,570 Maltby 721 1,320 Wombwell 879 1,459 Dinnington 880 1,437 Woodhouse 730 1,658 Sheffield travel-to-work area 13,828 27,405