§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of vacancies notified to the employment service in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. LeeThe table shows the number of new vacancies notified to jobcentres, in the United Kingdom for each year from 1980 to 1987. The requested information is not available on the same basis for 1979.
Recent research has confirmed that, nationally, about a third of all vacancies are notified to jobcentres. 471W
Inflow of notified vacancies—United Kingdom Number 1980 2,119,640 1981 1,799,280 1982 1,991,490 1983 2,180,160 1984 2,326,830 1985 2,419,180 1986 2,546,380 1987 2,716,640