HC Deb 04 June 1985 vol 80 cc121-2W
Mr. Gordon Wilson

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the percentage increase in unemployment over the past 10 years in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) the European Economic Community countries as a whole and (c) the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries as a whole.

Mr. Alan Clark

The following information is available in the Library.

Percentage increase in unemployment 1974 to 1984
Per cent.
United Kingdom 456
European Community 310
OECD 178

Notes: OECD excludes Iceland for which information is not available. Based on annual averages for the two years.

Sources: Statistical Office of the European Communities; OECD "Main Economic Indicators".