HC Deb 19 June 1981 vol 6 cc472-3W
Mr. Dormand

asked the Sercretary of State for Employment how many (a) men and (b) women are registered as unemployed in the areas covered by the Peterlee and Wingate employment offices; and what percentage unemployment rate each category represents.

Mr. Peter Morrison

At 14 May there were 2,620 males and 1,293 females registered as unemployed in the Peterlee and Wingate travel-to-work area. The unemployment rates were 15.1 per cent. for males and 13.0 per cent. for females.