§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the current level of job vacancies in Rochdale borough.
§ Mr. NichollsIn December 1989 the number of unfilled vacancies at jobcentres in the Rochdale local education authority (the closest approximation to the borough for this data source) was 641. Vacancies at jobcentres do not represent the total number of vacancies in the economy. The latest research shows that nationally only about one third of vacancies are registered at jobcentres.