§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the percentage increase in unemployment in each planning region of the United Kingdom since February 1974.
§ Mr. AlisonBetween February 1974 and June 1982 the percentage increases in the numbers registered as unemployed, seasonally adjusted and excluding school leavers, were as follows:
Standard region Percentage increase South-East 519 East Anglia 546 South-West 389 West Midlands 628 East Midlands 466 Yorkshire and Humberside 405 North-West 363
Unemployed for over 26 and up to 52 weeks Unemployed for over 52 weeks Number Percentage change Number Percentage change United Kingdom July 1979 222,611 +29.7 360,622 +1.0 July 1980 288,708 364,080 July 1981 687,635 +138.2 626,880 +72.2 April 1981 620,448 515,913 April 1982 720,342 +16.1 994,395 +92.7 West Midlands July 1979 20,735 +40.6 33,753 +8.9 July 1980 29,154 36,753 July 1981 89,078 +205.5 74,554 +102.9 April 1981 77,108 57,700 April 1982 84,437 +9.5 132,449 +129.5 Walsall travel-to-work area July 1979 1,438 +72.3 2,156 +28.2 July 1980 2,477 2,764 July 1981 7,654 +209.0 6,291 +127.6 April 1981 6,404 4,744 April 1982 6,943 +8.4 11,213 +136.4