HC Deb 16 June 1981 vol 6 c310W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers and percentages of male and female unemployment, respectively, in (a) the Wolverhampton area and (b) the West Midlands in May 1979, May 1980 and May 1981.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The following is the information:

Mr. Peter Morrison

Following is the information for May 1981:

Unemployed young People
Evesham 46
Hereford and Ledbury 234
Kidderminster* 374
Leamington 175
Leek 135
Leominster 49
Ludlow 67
Market Drayton and Whitchurch 93
Oakengates* 766
Oswestry 102
Redditch 333
Ross-on-Wye 50
Rugby 335
Shrewsbury 219
Stafford* 285
Stoke-on-Trent* 1,366
Stratford-on-Avon 98
Walsall* 1,702
Wolverhampton* 1,748
Worcester* 538
Total West Midlands Region 19,144

* Travel to work area comprising two or more employment office areas.