§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of persons unemployed, the percentage rate of unemployment and the total number of vacancies for (a) the Workington travel-to-work area and (b) Cumbria at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. AlisonAt 10 June, the total number of people registered as unemployed in the Workington travel-to-work area was 5,828 and the unemployment rate was. 18.6 per cent. The corresponding figures for Cumbria were 23,205 and 11.8 per cent.
At 4 June, the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled at employment offices and careers offices in the Workington travel-to-work area were 148 and 3 respectively. The corresponding figures for Cumbria were 1,179 at employment offices and 69 at careers offices. Vacancies notified to employment offices are estimated to be about one-third of all vacancies in the country as a whole.
Because of possible duplication the figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together. The number of vacancies unfilled at a particular date takes no account of the flow of vacancies being notified, filled or withdrawn which would reflect activity more closely. For example, during the twelve month period to June 1982, 11,680 people were placed in jobs by employment offices in Cumbria. It is estimated that the public employment service accounts for about one in four of all placings.
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§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total of young people who have registered at careers offices in each of the travel-to-work areas in Cumbria in the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives the numbers registered as unemployed at careers offices in the areas specified at 10 June.
Careers Offices Unemployed Carlisle 927 Furness 636 *Kendal 136 Keswick 31 Penrith 299 *Whitehaven 500 *Workington 588 * Travel-to-work area comprising two or more employment office areas.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the monthly increase and the total number of persons employed by community industry in West Cumbria during the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonIn June 1982, as in the previous month, there were 105 young employees in community industry in West Cumbria. In addition, 18 adult staff are employed at the community industry unit in West Cumbria.