§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will give for the latest and most convenient stated date the numbers of unemployed in Newham, on a basis of youths, females and men; and if he will give comparative figures for each quarter from May 1979.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives the numbers registered as unemployed for the groups specified at each quarter month from April 1979. Comprehensive figures for youth unemployment are calculated quarterly for January, April, July and October. The figures relate to the area covered by the East Ham, Plaistow and Stratford employment offices, which corresponds closely to Newham.
Male Female Aged under 18 years (included in previous columns) April 1979 4,453 1,204 305 July 1979 4,389 1,572 1,017 October 1979 4,212 1,370 497 January 1980 4,490 1,405 387 April 1980 4,664 1,486 411 July 1980 5,852 2,344 1,358 October 1980 6,659 2,557 981 January 1981 7,937 2,758 858 April 1981 8,540 2,891 763 July 1981 9,682 3,473 1,479 October 1981 10,659 3,804 1,705 January 1982 10,831 3,395 1,237 April 1982 10,844 3,377 861 July 1982 11,316 3,886 1,275 October 1982 11,822 4,216 1,297