§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the number of persons
Table A Average number of unemployed registrants in the United Kingdom Unemployed less than 6 months Unemployed 6 months to 1 year Unemployed over 1 year Unemployed over 2 years Unemployed over 3 years 1979 810,099 237,121 359,651 n/a n/a 1980 1,085,364 284,233 368,651 190,233 116,177 1981 1,369,155 619,856 595,708 234,964 137,660 1982 1,424,433 681,917 1,034,891 377,101 173,464
Table B Average number of unemployed claimants in the United Kingdom Unemployed less than 6 months Unemployed 6 months to 1 year Unemployed over 1 year Unemployed over 2 years Unemployed over 3 years Unemployed over 5 years 1983 1,348,688 639,082 1,110,898 521,559 324,513 n/a 1984 1,318,098 610,779 1,229,378 671,596 396,149 90,097 1985 1,341,881 607,263 1,332,260 793,514 494,469 149,180 1986 1,352,052 606,079 1,354,252 845,019 570,050 227,656 1987 1,206,243 549,276 1,260,030 796,948 562,964 272,087
Table C Number of unemployed claimants in the United Kingdom—October 1987 Unemployed less than 6 months Unemployed 6 months to 1 year Unemployed over 1 year Unemployed over 2 years Unemployed over 3 years Unemployed over 5 years 1,136,008 443,140 1,172,236 756,238 537,865 276,454