§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have been unemployed for one year and two years, respectively, for each of the travel-to-work areas in Great Britain.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following is the information for unemployed claimants on 5 April 1984, the latest date for which an analysis by duration of unemployment is available.
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Over 52 and up to 104 weeks Over 104 weeks South East Aldershot* 959 531 Alton 80 33 Andover 188 146 Ashford (Kent) 472 567 Aylesbury 483 388 Banbury 567 537 Basingstoke 583 435 Bedford* 1,217 1,145 Braintree* 631 496 Brighton* 2,892 2,908 Buckingham 62 45 Canterbury* 828 745 Chatham* 3,589 3,355 Chelmsford 814 655 Chichester* 568 520 Clacton-on-Sea 559 562 Colchester 1,186 1,201 Cranbrook 119 83 Crawley* 1,379 837 Dover 313 257 Eastbourne* 615 536 Folkestone* 673 635 Greater London (GLC Area) 68,495 64,315 Guildford* 741 558 Harlow* 1,048 1,013 Harwich 187 130 Hastings* 1,053 1,061 Hertford* 431 302 High Wycombe* 942 639 Hitchen* 837 446 Luton* 2,802 2,730 Lymington 194 169 Maidstone 1,064 924 Margate 780 561 Milton Keynes 1,490 1,187 Newbury 275 294 Newport* (IOW) 1,044 823 Oxford* 2,087 2,165 Portsmouth* 3,834 4,112 Ramsgate* 994 896 Reading* 2,038 1,756 Sheerness 452 426 Sittingbourne* 594 516 Slough* 1,386 1,025 Southampton* 3,345 3,017 Southend-on-Sea* 5,525 5,410 St. Albans* 807 721 Stevanage 734 600 Tunbridge Wells* 949 738 Watford* 1,418 1,067 Worthing* 878 774 188W
Over 52 and up to 104 weeks Over 104 weeks East Anglia Beccles* 147 191 Bury St. Edmunds 253 287 Cambridge 765 675 Cromer 253 217 Dereham 223 197 Diss 154 179 Downham Market 182 157 Ely 225 93 Fakenham 236 63 Great Yarmouth 957 842 Halesworth 54 91 Haverhill 189 168 Hunstanton 190 189 Huntingdon 328 248 Ipswich* 1,555 1,746 Kings Lynn 556 713 Leiston 99 110 Lowestoft 795 625 March 168 159 Newmarket* 206 184 North Walsham 207 92 Norwich* 2,174 2,563 Peterborough 1,586 1,820 St. Neots 170 159 Sudbury 213 178 Thetford* 459 415 Wisbech 429 557 South West Axminster* 104 108 Barnstaple 401 434 Bath 707 724 Bideford 276 239 Blandford 98 106 Bodmin 126 139 Bournemouth* 2,865 2,439 Bridgwater* 556 647 Bridport 138 129 Bristol* 6,137 6,346 Bude 121 126 Camelford 54 60 Chard 150 138 Cheltenham* 970 914 Chippenham* 416 338 Cinderford* (Forest of Dean) 662 498 Cirencester 143 122 Dartmouth 75 52 Devizes 78 98 Dorchester 123 129 Dursley 182 192 Exeter* 1,136 1,097 Falmouth 293 474 Frome 167 194 Gloucester 1,144 1,124 Helston 193 172 Honiton 176 128 Ilfracombe 150 117 Kingsbridge 75 96 Launceston 81 109 Liskeard* 153 153 Midsomer Norton 218 265 Minehead 150 128 Newquay 208 158 Okehampton 97 86 Penzance 333 337 Plymouth* 2,840 3,444 Redruth* 638 898 Salisbury* 525 457 Shaftesbury 63 72 St. Austell 376 423 St. Ives 105 99 Stroud* 395 369 Swanage/Wareham* 121 78 Swindon 1,446 1,740 Taunton 618 637 189W
Over 52 and up to 104 weeks Over 104 weeks Tiverton 224 296 Torbay* 1,823 1,532 Trowbridge* 350 319 Truro 289 299 Wadebridge 80 65 Warminster 144 121 Wells* 250 227 Weston super Mare 585 560 Weymouth 394 348 Yeovil* 470 450 West Midlands Birmingham* 22,810 32,253 Burton-upon-Trent 590 586 Coventry* 7,071 9,431 Dudley and Sandwell* 9,983 13,283 Evesham 201 106 Hereford 770 695 Kidderminster* 999 1,327 Leamington 830 988 Ledbury 58 48 Leek 214 256 Leominster 116 100 Ludlow 223 292 Market Drayton 145 192 Oakengates* 2,383 3,185 Oswestry 243 335 Redditch 1,273 1,191 Ross-on-Wye 111 139 Rugby 695 667 Shrewsbury 808 862 Stafford* 677 730 Stoke-on-Trent* 4,478 6,086 Stratford-on-Avon 290 227 Uttoxeter 102 124 Walsall* 5,638 7,827 Whitchurch 132 144 Wolverhampton* 5,013 7,186 Worcester* 1,630 1,817 East Midlands Alfreton 436 592 Boston 462 513 Buxton* 375 333 Chesterfield* 2,136 2,463 Coalville* 944 302 Corby 986 1,318 Derby* 3,148 3,272 Gainsborough 357 361 Grantham 393 391 Hinckley 505 506 Holbeach 130 123 Horncastle 56 63 Kettering 568 744 Leicester* 4,734 5,459 Lincoln 1,470 1,617 Loughborough 635 507 Louth 134 111 Mablethorpe 144 105 Mansfield 1,238 1,412 Market Harborough 68 87 Matlock* 221 192 Melton Mowbray 245 238 Newark 591 592 Northampton* 1,825 1,848 Nottingham* 7,171 9,279 Retford 250 233 Rushden 165 184 Skegness 331 234 Sleaford 123 162 Spalding 224 211 Stamford* 401 363 Sutton-in-Ashfield 647 758 Wellingborough 508 638 Workshop 708 790 Yorkshire and Humberside 190W
Over 52 and up to 104 weeks Over 104 weeks Barnsley* 2,431 2,691 Bradford* 4,922 6,196 Bridlington 275 257 Castleford* 1,438 1,765 Dewsbury* 1,557 2,039 Doncaster* 3,750 4,211 Driffield 95 75 Filey 56 26 Goole 346 362 Grimsby 1,889 1,951 Halifax* 1,364 1,641 Harrogate 394 373 Huddersfield 1,842 2,257 Hull* 5,081 7,032 Keighley 625 704 Leeds* 7,379 9,007 Maltby 313 344 Malton 81 68 Mexborough* 1,084 1,469 Northallerton 187 158 Pickering 51 70 Richmond 144 143 Ripon 75 65 Rotherham 2,423 3,046 Scarborough 496 459 Scunthorpe* 2,012 2,149 Selby 155 140 Sheffield* 8,593 9,014 Skipton 178 130 Thirsk 79 93 Todmorden 257 188 Wakefield* 1,397 1,658 Whitby 176 239 York 993 1,008 North West Accrington* 793 741 Ashton-under-Lyne* 2,862 2,924 Barnoldswick 138 98 Birkenhead* 5,719 7,952 Blackburn* 1,795 1,951 Blackpool* 2,899 2,231 Bolton* 3,061 3,833 Burnley* 1,080 1,286 Bury* 1,576 1,662 Chester 1,216 1,640 Clitheroe 104 93 Crewe* 1,207 1,335 Lancaster* 1,060 920 Leigh* 1,445 1,425 Liverpool* 17,953 29,602 Macclesfield 419 426 Manchester* 19,186 22,518 Nelson* 629 656 Northwich* 1,011 1,191 Oldham* 2,248 2,523 Ormskirk* 1,279 1,677 Preston* 3,182 3,668 Rochdale 1,493 1,864 Rossendale* 417 521 Southport 1,141 980 St. Helens 2,371 3,254 Warrington* 2,176 2,376 Widnes* 2,386 2,913 Wigan* 2,675 3,206 North Alnwick* 238 272 Barnard Castle 75 65 Berwick on Tweed 119 134 Carlisle 849 1,045 Central Durham* 1,639 2,104 Consett* 1,584 2,162 Darlington and South West Durham* 2,461 2,796 191W
Over 52 and up to 104 weeks Over 104 weeks Furness* 720 684 Haltwhistle 55 50 Hartlepool 1,860 2,542 Hexham 130 153 Kendal* 211 150 Keswick 37 27 Morpeth* 1,493 1,750 North Tyne* 7,146 9,273 Penrith 169 160 Peterlee* 954 846 South Tyne* 6,499 8,338 Teesside* 8,774 12,283 Wearside* 5,476 8,269 Whitehaven* 680 751 Workington* 1,075 1,276 Wales Aberdare 745 1,029 Aberystwyth 163 135 Bargoed* 931 1,412 Barmouth 80 48 Blaenau Ffestiniog 64 47 Brecon 103 88 Caernarvon* 654 826 Cardiff* 5,338 6,541 Cardigan 130 142 Carmarthen 196 150 Denbigh 128 129 Ebbw Vale* 1,082 1,586 Fishguard 59 79 Holyhead* 815 1,007 Lampeter* 233 230 Llandeilo 89 75 Llandrindod Wells 145 185 Llandudno* 579 451 Llanelli* 1,030 1,148 Llangollen 128 116 Llanrwst 56 44 Machynlleth 50 46 Merthyr Tydfil* 808 1,226 Milford Haven* 738 732 Monmouth 143 120 Neath* 736 851 Newport* 2,430 3,177 Newtown 171 171 Pembroke Dock 227 225 Pontypool* 1,308 1,707 Pontypridd* 2,004 2,684 Port Talbot* 2,196 2,563 Pwllheli* 174 165 Rhyl 689 722 Shotton* 1,425 2,119 Swansea* 3,237 3,878 Tenby 120 66 Tywyn 27 26 Welshpool 136 116 Wrexham* 1,450 2,165 Scotland Aberdeen 1,155 954 Anstruther 68 72 Arbroath 413 264 Ayr* 1,344 1,706 Banff 130 137 Bathgate* 1,952 2,005 Blairgowrie 139 145 Buckie 69 78 Cambeltown 142 192 Castle Douglas 161 159 Cumnock 463 701 Cupar 123 118 Dingwall* 288 329 Dumbarton* 1,110 1,368 Dumfries* 707 765 Dundee 2,852 3,687 Dunfermline* 1,091 1,082
Over 52 and up to 104 weeks Over 104 weeks Dunoon 105 107 Edinburgh* 5,679 6,034 Elgin 343 333 Eyemouth 49 43 Falkirk* 2,013 1,934 Forfar 207 191 Forres 95 78 Fort William 230 178 Fraserburgh 226 180 Galashiels 172 159 Girvan 152 207 Glasgow* 17,677 26,054 Greenock* 1,382 2,059 Haddington 92 79 Hawick 138 209 Huntley 54 60 Inverness 556 491 Irvine* 1,825 2,477 Kelso 95 56 Kilmarnock 906 1,289 Kirkcaldy* 1,559 1,677 Kirkwall 123 153 Lanark* 420 388 Lerwick 135 50 Lochgilphead 70 52 Montrose 159 139 Nairn 58 45 Newton Stewart 102 149 North Lanarkshire* 5,918 7,545 Oban 119 125 Paisley* 2,866 3,769 Peebles 84 62 Perth 597 511 Peterhead 225 156 Portree 94 51 Rothesay 94 91 Sanquhar 36 84 St. Andrews 67 38 Stirling* 1,258 1,341 Stornoway 343 276 Stranraer 251 301 Thurso 136 152 Wick 221 230 * Travel-to-work area comprising two or more jobcentre areas.
§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young people between the ages of 18 and 24 years, are out of work; and what percentage this is of the age group for men and women, respectively, at the latest convenient date for each of the travel-to-work areas in Great Britain.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following is the available information for unemployed claimants on 5 April 1984, the latest date for which an analysis by age is available. Only combined figures for the age group 20–24 years are available.
Percentage rates of unemployment by age cannot be calculated for areas below national level due to the absence of the relevant employment estimates.
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Age 18 Age 19 Age 20–24 South East Aldershot* 420 381 1,449 Alton 26 29 96 Andover 96 84 274 Ashford (Kent) 182 171 599 Aylesbury 166 173 629 Banbury 203 203 615 Basingstoke 306 270 803 Bedford* 454 457 1,437 Braintree* 213 191 717 193W
Age 18 Age 19 Age 20–24 Brighton* 670 854 3,400 Buckingham 18 22 100 Canterbury* 258 253 1,031 Chatham* 1,202 1,166 3,939 Chelmsford* 273 281 1,043 Chichester* 207 245 780 Clacton-on-Sea 184 186 599 Colchester 453 456 1,576 Cranbrook 40 51 110 Crawley* 446 464 1,708 Dover 138 136 506 Eastbourne* 210 208 758 Folkestone* 243 250 871 Greater London (GLC Area) 17,380 19,537 80,510 Guildford* 281 292 1,023 Harlow* 397 362 1,350 Harwich 65 66 158 Hastings* 318 340 1,099 Hertford* 135 154 499 High Wycombe* 290 306 1,198 Hitchin* 241 287 894 Luton* 818 905 3,037 Lymington 62 61 211 Maidstone 385 379 1,060 Margate 164 200 693 Milton Keynes 441 414 1,543 Newbury 136 141 441 Newport* (Isle of Wight) 440 437 1,323 Oxford* 812 827 3,031 Portsmouth* 1,422 1,621 5,485 Ramsgate* 328 330 1,141 Reading* 716 733 2,625 Sheerness 162 142 452 Sittingbourne* 190 179 603 Slough* 364 396 1,485 Southampton* 1,104 1,202 4,290 Southend-on-Sea* 1,596 1,531 5,737 St. Albans* 321 319 1,107 Stevenage 309 283 1,003 Tunbridge Wells* 315 356 1,176 Watford* 489 518 1,604 Worthing* 295 268 975 East Anglia Beccles* 40 49 167 Bury St. Edmunds 126 109 387 Cambridge 290 290 1,148 Cromer 84 80 269 Dereham 82 63 212 Diss 49 62 171 Downham Market 71 80 239 Ely 52 49 165 Fakenham 49 51 127 Great Yarmouth 411 421 1,232 Halesworth 23 15 74 Haverhill 77 15 247 Hunstanton 88 76 204 Huntingdon 122 120 457 Ipswich* 621 599 1,833 Kings Lynn 213 218 739 Leiston 28 31 109 Lowestoft 227 230 871 March 46 59 159 Newmarket* 62 65 253 North Walsham 52 61 170 Norwich* 734 797 2,746 Peterborough 603 594 1,959 St. Neots 53 48 193 Sudbury 73 59 236 Thetford* 147 172 482 Wisbech 155 148 448 South West Axminster* 31 25 111 Barnstaple 136 142 497 Bath 221 252 938 194W
Age 18 Age 19 Age 20–24 Bideford 90 107 313 Blandford 36 42 145 Bodmin 51 47 147 Bournemouth* 816 961 3,588 Bridgwater* 231 208 713 Bridport 42 40 149 Bristol* 1,912 1,993 7,364 Bude 46 47 155 Camelford 14 21 68 Chard 44 47 143 Cheltenham* 333 373 1,238 Chippenham* 145 172 564 Cinderford* (Forest of Dean) 207 180 554 Cirencester 49 63 158 Dartmouth 27 30 69 Devizes 45 30 134 Dorchester 50 51 155 Dursley 74 59 186 Exeter* 435 434 1,488 Falmouth 124 113 400 Frome 55 62 192 Gloucester 424 396 1,352 Helston 64 64 256 Honiton 55 56 148 Ilfracombe 71 69 254 Kingsbridge 20 33 100 Launceston 23 27 107 Liskeard* 61 66 209 Midsomer Norton 80 69 257 Minehead 56 55 213 Newquay 153 177 598 Okehampton 38 31 110 Penzance 128 141 445 Plymouth* 1,071 1,107 3,811 Redruth* 237 216 780 Salisbury* 257 257 1,031 Shaftesbury 23 35 85 St. Austell 194 200 511 St. Ives 48 35 169 Stroud* 167 174 464 Swanage/Wareham* 54 44 162 Swindon 562 534 1,953 Taunton 217 211 740 Tiverton 64 101 332 Torbay* 661 744 2,365 Trowbridge* 158 140 469 Truro 117 140 419 Wadebridge 38 36 123 Warminster 61 69 242 Wells* 89 79 276 Weston-Super-Mare 242 256 800 Weymouth 185 189 629 Yeovil* 164 201 649 West Midlands Birmingham* 6,660 6,767 22,151 Burton-upon-Trent 204 231 725 Coventry* 2,164 2,256 7,348 Dudley and Sandwell* 2,602 2,665 8,577 Evesham 80 81 229 Hereford 272 251 878 Kidderminster* 363 355 1,030 Leamington 274 262 1,122 Ledbury 28 15 55 Leek 73 73 247 Leominster 40 43 119 Ludlow 48 64 222 Market Drayton 47 50 167 Oakengates* 771 682 2,456 Oswestry 72 102 357 Redditch 273 305 1,145 Ross-on-Wye 40 44 140 Rugby 298 272 871 Shrewsbury 316 291 959 Stafford* 289 289 949 Stoke-on-Trent* 1,551 1,519 4,892 195W
Age 18 Age 19 Age 20–24 Stratford-on-Avon 112 73 371 Uttoxeter 42 26 144 Walsall* 1,783 1,792 5,605 Whitchurch 51 35 139 Wolverhampton* 1,549 1,560 4,892 Worcester*; 534 500 1,767 East Midlands Alfreton 171 146 507 Boston 181 214 611 Buxton* 130 132 447 Chesterfield* 708 709 2,070 Coalville* 275 303 958 Corby 264 273 1,007 Derby* 1,054 1,000 3,205 Gainsborough 137 120 392 Grantham 136 133 514 Hinckley 129 143 560 Holbeach 54 52 150 Horncastle 16 26 62 Kettering 212 216 693 Leicester* 1,201 1,409 5,746 Lincoln 539 497 1,752 Loughborough 153 180 755 Louth 59 58 176 Mablethorpe 55 63 147 Mansfield 464 464 1,536 Market Harborough 30 34 100 Matlock* 81 67 257 Melton Mowbray 72 89 300 Newark 198 231 698 Northampton* 606 653 2,221 Nottingham* 2,423 2,406 8,801 Retford 112 118 301 Rushden 57 62 202 Skegness 155 161 486 Sleaford 46 51 217 Spalding 99 105 313 Stamford* 172 198 591 Sutton-in-Ashfield 218 219 714 Wellingborough 186 193 663 Worksop 253 263 845 Yorkshire and Humberside Bamsley* 945 857 2,632 Bradford* 1,405 1,289 4,983 Bridlington 124 104 394 Castleford* 590 581 1,820 Dewsbury* 529 544 1,945 Doncaster* 1,396 1,308 4,075 Driffield 39 47 134 Filey 25 27 98 Goole 153 129 468 Grimsby 769 731 2,582 Halifax* 472 494 1,820 Harrogate 145 162 595 Huddersfield 688 728 2,369 Hull* 1,807 1,913 6,485 Keighley 169 189 704 Leeds* 2,296 2,321 8,562 Maltby 101 119 351 Malton 27 24 92 Mexborough* 398 387 1,249 Northallerton 62 81 261 Pickering 21 21 85 Richmond 74 76 306 Ripon 30 27 153 Rotherham 743 722 2,382 Scarborough 233 251 895 Scunthorpe* 609 622 1,806 Selby 96 75 250 Sheffield* 2,730 2,583 8,663 Skipton 65 52 190 Thirsk 46 48 139 Todmorden 67 60 203 Wakefield* 526 483 1,688 Whitby 79 78 268 196W
Age 18 Age 19 Age 20–24 York 506 490 1,558 North West Accrington* 211 237 826 Ashton-under-Lyne* 803 904 3,048 Barnoldswick 32 32 136 Birkenhead* 2,063 2,146 7,049 Blackburn* 486 494 1,765 Blackpool* 1,047 1,120 3,797 Bolton* 993 974 3,449 Burnley* 335 286 1,136 Bury* 561 558 1,832 Chester 436 433 1,390 Clitheroe 49 48 155 Crewe* 400 426 1,392 Lancaster* 357 422 1,474 Leigh* 474 473 1,441 Liverpool* 5,685 6,238 21,537 Macclesfield 135 160 597 Manchester* 5,464 5,738 20,700 Nelson* 162 187 731 Northwich* 419 408 1,236 Oldham* 675 690 2,502 Ormskirk* 484 490 1,501 Preston* 1,052 1,098 3,817 Rochdale 413 420 1,520 Rossendale* 123 148 480 Southport 370 434 1,311 St. Helens 803 802 2,331 Warrington* 920 860 2,508 Widnes* 895 815 2,657 Wigan* 978 894 2,718 North Alnwick* 113 120 340 Barnard Castle 23 27 96 Berwick on Tweed 47 46 178 Carlisle 381 368 1,158 Central Durham* 677 579 1,798 Consett* 508 470 1,422 Darlington and South West Durham* 811 746 2,624 Furness* 273 264 945 Haltwhistle 29 22 86 Hartlepool 658 554 1,930 Hexham 73 61 199 Kendal* 78 88 279 Keswick 18 17 60 Morpeth* 650 598 1,759 North Tyne* 2,408 2,402 8,152 Penrith 74 72 218 Peterlee* 387 326 1,015 South Tyne* 2,199 2,156 6,913 Teeside* 2,934 2,859 9,705 Wearside* 1,847 1,807 5,960 Whitehaven* 208 215 843 Workington* 296 313 913 Wales Aberdare 345 288 901 Aberystwyth 46 59 304 Bargoed* 452 404 1,197 Barmouth 27 37 122 Blaenau Ffestiniog 25 15 70 Brecon 49 41 128 Caernarvon* 194 205 825 Cardiff* 1,690 1,685 6,446 Cardigan 33 37 138 Carmarthen 73 73 218 Denbigh 44 47 129 Ebbw Vale* 400 412 1,207 Fishguard 14 28 70 Holyhead* 235 265 911 Lampeter* 60 82 271 Llandeilo 26 23 90 Llandrindod Wells 54 54 167 Llandudno* 228 266 886 197W
Age 18 Age 19 Age 20–24 Llanelli* 374 338 1,092 Llangollen 49 52 139 Llanrwst 27 27 64 Machynlleth 7 14 53 Merthyr Tydfil* 346 334 1,045 Milford Haven* 230 240 819 Monmouth 43 46 129 Neath* 308 275 889 Newport* 834 749 2,713 Newtown 34 64 175 Pembroke Dock 95 83 329 Pontypool* 469 464 1,427 Pontypridd* 935 901 2,643 Port Talbot* 818 838 2,728 Pwllheli* 75 82 272 Rhyl 247 266 828 Shotton* 490 494 1,657 Swansea* 1,063 1,171 3,773 Tenby 58 48 193 Tywyn 11 12 35 Welshpool 62 58 147 Wrexham* 508 490 1,617 Scotland Aberdeen 454 422 2,084 Anstruther 20 23 75 Arbroath 138 129 514 Ayr* 490 461 1,579 Banff 34 33 105 Bathgate* 678 628 2,003 Blairgowrie 38 36 136 Buckie 18 23 90 Campbeltown 40 33 132 Castle Douglas 56 53 196 Cumnock 162 191 480 Cupar 59 38 183 Dingwall* 100 102 416 Dumbarton* 416 377 1,428 Dumfries* 283 251 913 Dundee 921 892 3,423 Dunfermline* 449 396 1,574 Dunoon 32 40 118 Edinburgh* 1,909 1,943 7,549 Elgin 111 132 488 Eyemouth 20 20 57 Falkirk* 654 569 2,124 Forfar 72 70 235 Forres 41 46 181 Fort William 88 70 283 Fraserburgh 33 35 184 Galashiels 61 58 224 Girvan 51 61 176 Glasgow* 5,804 5,899 21,035 Greenock* 548 495 1,638 Haddington 43 41 133 Hawick 44 49 158 Huntley 13 14 47 Inverness 217 196 733 Irvine* 579 534 1,965 Kelso 30 24 127 Kilmarnock 344 341 1,078 Kirkcaldy* 548 504 1,996 Kirkwall 45 46 106 Lanark* 174 150 527 Lerwick 22 34 139 Lochgilphead 17 22 70 Montrose 75 76 309 Nairn 27 20 109 Newton Stewart 52 35 129 North Lanarkshire* 2,266 2,058 6,701 Oban 45 39 182 Paisley* 995 884 3,079 Peebles 17 22 88 Perth 236 218 764 Peterhead 40 67 251 Portree 25 20 107 Rothesay 16 21 92
Age 18 Age 19 Age 20–24 Sanquhar 29 14 60 St. Andrews 31 34 175 Stirling* 469 481 1,629 Stornoway 90 66 321 Stranraer 83 84 262 Thurso 46 39 194 Wick 49 67 223 * Travel-to-work area comprising two or more jobcentre areas.
§ Mr. Pendryasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will supply for each year since 1971, the number of men and women employed part-time in Great Britain, broken down by industry.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Baldryasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide a table showing for 30 June, by age and sex, the number of people unemployed in the Banbury and Oxford travel-to-work areas by post code sector.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information requested is not available except at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total of young people who have become unemployed and who have registered at unemployment benefit offices in each travel-to-work area in Cumbria in the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives, for the areas specified, the number of claimants aged under 18 years who became unemployed counts taken on 5 April and 10 May 1984.
Number Carlisle 145 Furness* 79 Kendal* 23 Keswick 2 Penrith 35 Whitehaven* 84 Workington* 119 * Travel-to-work area comprising two or more jobcentre areas.
§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of persons unemployed, percentage rate of unemployment, and the total number of vacancies for (a) the Workington travel-to work area and (b) Cumbria at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 10 May, the total number of unemployed claimants in the Workington travel-to-work area was 4,993 and the unemployment rate was 16.1 per cent. The corresponding figures for Cumbria were 20,362 and 10.5 per cent.
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Issue of Work Permits to Overseas Speedway Riders—Details of Nationality and Current Teams Nationality Team American Australian Czechoslovakian Finnish Swedish Zimbabwean Total Birmingham (1) 1 Coventry 1 1 2 Cradley Heath 1 1 Eastbourne 2 1 1 1 5 On 4 May, the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled at jobcentres and careers offices in the Workington travel-to-work area were 165 and 3, respectively. The corresponding figures for Cumbria were 1,656 at jobcentres and 66 at careers offices. Vacancies notified at jobcentres are estimated to be about one-third of all vacancies in the country as a whole. Because of possible duplication, the figures for jobcentres and careers offices should not be added together. The number of vacancies remaining unfilled at a particular date takes no account of the flow of vacancies being notified, filled or withdrawn which would reflect activity more closely. For example, during the 12-month period to March 1984, the number of people placed in jobs by jobcentres in Cumbria was 15,739. It is estimated that, nationally, the public employment service accounts for about one in four of all placings.