§ 26. Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have been unemployed over (a) 12 months, (b) 18 months and (c) two years in the Tameside travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. GummerThe following table gives the numbers of unemployed claimants who on 13 October, the latest date for which an analysis by duration of unemployment is available, had been unemployed for the lengths of time specified. The figures relate to the area covered by the Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Droylsden, Hyde, Mossley and Stalybridge jobcentres, which corresponds closely to Tameside.
Numbers Unemployed for over 52 and up to 78 weeks 1,734 Unemployed for over 78 and up to 104 weeks 1,085 Unemployed for over 104 weeks 2,221