Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is(a) the current rate of unemployment and (b) the average annual salary of (i) all men in full-time employment, (ii) all women in full-time employment and (iii) all in full-time employment (a) in Great Britain, (b) in England and (c) in the standard English region.
§ Mr. LeeThe latest available information is provided in the tables.
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Unemployment rates in February 1989 Unemployment as a percentage of the workforce1 Males Females All Great Britain 8.0 4.6 6.6 England 7.4 4.3 6.1 of which: South East 5.0 3.0 4.2 East Anglia 3.8 3.1 3.5 South West 5.7 4.2 5.0 West Midlands 8.1 5.2 6.9 East Midlands 7.1 4.4 6.0 Yorkshire and Humberside 9.9 5.6 8.1 North West 11.9 6.2 9.4 North 13.3 6.8 10.6 1 Unemployment, seasonally adjusted, expressed as a percentage of the total workforce (the sum of unemployed claimants, employees in employment, self-employed, HM Forces and participants on work-related government training programmes) at mid 1988.
Average gross weekly earnings of full-time employees on adult rates whose earnings were not affected by absence, April 1988 Males £ Females £ All £ Great Britain 245.8 164.2 218.4 England 248.4 166.1 220.9 of which: South East 283.0 188.1 249.5 East Anglia 229.6 150.3 204.4 South West 227.6 152.2 202.7 West Midlands 225.8 148.9 201.2 East Midlands 222.5 145.3 197.8 Yorkshire and Humberside 224.1 150.6 201.5 North West 231.1 153.2 205.5 North 223.8 148.8 199.3 Source: New Earnings Survey