HC Deb 18 February 1982 vol 18 cc186-7W
Mr. Dormand

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report for each year from 1970 to the latest available date the total number unemployed and the unemployment rate in the United Kingdom and the Northern region, respectively.

Mr. Alison

The following are the annual average figures for each year from 1970 for the areas specified.

United Kingdom North region
Number Percen- Number Percen-
tage rate tage rate
1970 612,230 2.6 61,162 4.6
1971 792,093 3.5 73,845 5.7
1972 875,641 3.8 81,871 6.3
1973 618,767 2.7 60,711 4.7
1974 620,438 2.7 59,894 4.6
1975 977,595 4.1 79,949 6.0
1976 1,359,425 5.7 101,268 7.5
1977 1,483,582 6.2 114,240 8.3
1978 1,475,035 6.1 121,605 8.9
1979 1,390,455 5.7 118,961 8.7
1980 1,794,711 7.4 147,468 10.9
1981 2,733,799 11.3 203,445 15.0

Unemployed for over 26 and up to 52 weeks Unemployed for over 52 weeks
April 1979 January 1982 April 1979 January 1982
United Kingdom 262,851 698,465 366,711 905,105
West Midlands region 22,944 87,530 34,154 118,428
Walsall travel-to-work area 1,712 7,385 2,495 10,020