HC Deb 16 November 1981 vol 13 cc31-3W
Mr. Marks

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is the average rate of unemployment in intermediate areas; and if he will list the unemployment rate in each of those areas.

Mr. MacGregor

[pursuant to his reply, 13 November 1981]: In October the average rate of unemployment in intermediate areas on the proposed post-1982 boundaries was 14.3 per cent. and on current boundaries 12.5 per cent. The rates in individual travel-to-work areas which are currently intermediate areas were as follows:

Unemployment rate per cent.
Aberdeen 6.8
Aberystwyth 12.1
Accrington 14.0
Alfreton 14.1
Alnwick 13.7
Anstruther 13.5
Ashton-under-Lyne 13.7
Banff 8.6
Barmouth 10.9
Barnsley 14.9
Barnard Castle 9.7
Barnoldswick 9.7
Barnstaple 10.2
Berwick on Tweed 10.5
Bideford 12.0
Blackburn 14.2
Blackpool 11.3
Bolton 15.5
Bradford 14.8
Brecon 9.0
Bridlington 17.2
Buckie 13.5
Burnley 11.6
Bury 13.4
Buxton 8.8
Carlisle 10.3
Carmarthen 6.7
Castle Douglas 12.8
Castleford 12.5
Chester 12.7
Chesterfield 12.8

Unemployment rate per cent.
Clitheroe 4.8
Crewe 10.3
Cupar 10.0
Darlington and SW Durham (Split DA/IA) 13.9
Dartmouth 12.8
Denbigh 9.8
Dewsbury 13.8
Doncaster 16.3
Driffield 5.2
Dumfries 12.2
Edinburgh 10.8
Elgin 10.7
Eyemouth 11.8
Filey 9.0
Forfar 12.0
Forres 20.3
Fraserburgh 10.0
Furness 10.4
Gainborough 13.8
Galashiels 7.3
Goole 15.4
Haddington 9.1
Halifax 11.8
Harrogate 7.9
Hawick 8.5
Hexham 8.6
Horncastle 9.3
Huddersfield 12.4
Huntley 8.2
Keighley 13.0
Kelso 7.1
Keswick 9.0
Kingsbridge 13.6
Kirkwall 10.3
Lancaster 12.2
Leeds 11.6
Leigh 15.9
Lerwick 4.6
Llandeilo 14.2
Llandrindod Wells 11.3
Llandudno 11.7
Llanelli (Split DA/IA) 18.4
Llangollen 13.1
Llanrwst 12.5
Louth 9.6
Mablethorpe 20.5
Macclesfield 9.0
Machynlleth 11.5
Maltby 17.8
Malton 6.9
Manchester 12.9
Monmouth 15.2
Montrose 9.5
Nairn 15.9
Nelson 13.6
Newton 11.1
Northallerton 10.1
Northwich 15.9
Nottingham (Split Non AA/IA) 11.5
Okehampton 9.7
Oldham and Chadderton 15.3
Ormskirk (Split SDA/IA) 21.8
Oswestry 11.6
Peebles 5.8
Penrith 8.3
Perth 8.4
Peterhead 9.1
Pickering 6.7
Pontypool (Split DA/IA) 15.7
Preston 12.0
Rawtenstall 17.0
Richmond 12.9
Ripon 8.8
Rochdale 17.1
St. Andrews 8.8

Unemployment rate per cent.
Scarborough 12.8
Selby 10.2
Sheffield 13.0
Skegness 16.1
Skipton 7.0
Southport 16.0
Stirling 13.8
Sutton-in-Ashfield 8.6
Swansea (Split DA/IA) 15.7
Tenby 21.3
Thirsk 7.8
Todmorden 12.7
Torbay 13.9
Tywyn 16.1
Wakefield 11.2
Warrington 14.3
Welshpool 11.2
Whitby 20.7
Worksop 11.4
York 7.5