HC Deb 24 March 1988 vol 130 cc193-4W
Mr. Bernie Grant

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of notified job vacancies in each jobcentre covering the Tottenham constituency for each month since June 1979.

Mr. Lee

Tottenham constituency is covered by Tottenham jobcentre, but the information for Tottenham jobcentre is not separately available. Prior to April 1985, job vacancies in Tottenham and Edmonton jobcentre areas were notified to Wood Green jobcentre and combined with the Wood Green job vacancies. However, figures for Tottenham and Edmonton jobcentres combined are available from April 1985 and are as follows:

Tottenham and Edmonton jobcentres
Unfilled vacancies
1985
April 272
May 340
June 370
July 325
August 320
September 366
October 441
November 433
December 322
1986
January 265
February 272
March 346
April 315
May 454
June 505
July 561
August 509
September 500
October 668
November 662
December 646
1987
January 670
February 602
March 637
April 667
May 842
June 939
July 856
August 485
September 531
October 654
November 551
December 332
1988
January 338
February 309