§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of economically active persons in (a) the North West, (b) the South East, (c) the East Midlands, (d) the West Midlands and (e) Yorkshire and Humberside; how many were out of employment in the second quarter of 1981; and if he will express the latter as a percentage of the former in each case.
§ Mr. WaddingtonEstimates for the second quarter of 1981 of the numbers of economically active persons and of these the numbers and proportions out of employment are given in the following table.
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Region Economically Active Out of Employment Out of Employment as a proportion of Economically Active (Thousands) (Thousands) (Per Cent.) North West 3,050 360 12 South East 8,166 570 7 East Midlands 1,818 158 9 West Midlands 2,461 314 13 Yorkshire and Humberside 2,293 224 10 These estimates are based on premliminary results from the 1981 labour force survey and are consistent with my right hon. Friend's reply to a question from my hon. Friend on 22 June.—[Vol. 26, c. 43.] Because of differences of definition they will not agree with published figures of registered unemployment rates.