§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the percentage increases in total unemployment in the United Kingdom from April to April and from January to January in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. AlisonBetween January 1978 and January 1979 and between April 1978 and April 1979 there were 39W decreases of 6.0 per cent. and 7.7 per cent. respectively. The percentage increases for the remaining four years were as follows:
Percentage increase 1977–78 January-January 6.9 April-April 4.3 1979–80 January-January 1.1 April-April 13.6 1980–81 January-January 64.5 April-April 65.8
Males Females Duration in weeks Under 25 25–54 55 and over All ages Under 25 25–54 55 and over All ages 2 or less 447 265 64 176 336 147 15 498 Over 2 and up to 4 weeks 291 243 55 589 221 154 12 387 Over 4 and up to 8 weeks 404 464 136 1,004 331 292 21 644 Over 8 and up to 13 weeks 416 474 116 1,006 352 315 24 691 Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 876 1,290 425 2,591 782 721 61 1,564 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 1,265 1,644 827 3,736 1,107 955 104 2,166 Over 52 and up to 104 weeks 888 1,554 974 3,416 532 623 117 1,272 Over 104 and up to 156 weeks 189 494 218 901 121 159 56 336 Over 156 weeks 44 394 349 787 35 138 73 246 Total 4,820 6,822 3,164 14,806 3,817 3,504 483 7,804