§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the current unemployment
Unemployment percentage rates for September each year 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 EC Countries West Germany 0.7 0.8 2.1 3.9 3.5 3.6 3.4 2.8 3.1 4.8 6.9 France 1.8 2.0 2.5 4.4 4.4 5.3 5.8 6.3 6.7 8.4 8.9 Italy 5.1 4.7 4.9 5.5 5.7 7.0 7.1 7.5 8.0 9.1 10.5 Netherlands 2.1 2.0 2.7 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 5.2 7.9 10.8 Belgium 2.7 3.1 3.6 6.3 7.4 8.5 8.9 9.4 10.5 12.8 14.8 Luxembourg 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.3 United Kingdom 3.5 2.2 2.6 4.5 5.6 6.2 5.8 5.3 7.8 11.5 13.0 Ireland 6.0 5.4 5.9 8.6 9.1 8.7 7.6 6.9 8.6 10.4 13.1 Denmark 0.7 0.4 2.3 4.5 4.5 5.5 6.1 4.6 6.4 8.0 9.0 Greece † † † † † † † † † 0.6 0.9 Other Countries Norway 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.5 *2.1 Switzerland † † † † † † † 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 Austria 1.3 1.1 0.9 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.9 2.6 4.6 * July 82 † not available Source:
Statistical Office of the European Communities for EC Member States.
OECD Main Economic Indicators Supplemented by Labour Attache Reports for Norway, Switzerland and Austria.
§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the highest percentage rate for unemployment for the Walsall travel-to-work area prior to May 1979; and if he will give the percentage rate for October 1979, October 1980, October 1981 and October 1982.
§ Mr. AlisonI shall reply to the hon. Gentleman as soon as possible.