§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the level of male and female unemployment within the Greater London area at the latest available date.
§ Miss WiddecombeIn June 1994, seasonally adjusted unemployment in Greater London stood at 323,000 for men and 111,000 for women, down 8 per cent. and 7 per cent. respectively on December 1992.
§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the gender and ethnic origin of registered unemployed in the United Kingdom for each year since 1991–92.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe following table gives the information available from the labour force survey:
Number of ILO unemployed people by gender and ethnic origin Thousands Not seasonally adjusted Great Britain Spring 1992 Spring 1993 Winter 1993–94 All people 2,649 2,804 2,737 White 2,422 2,528 2,461 Non-white 224 276 276 Black 86 110 103 Indian 59 58 61 Pakistani/Bangladeshi 43 61 58 Mixed/other origins 36 48 53 Men 1,785 1,904 1,833 White 1,633 1,721 1,650 Non-white 151 183 183 Black 60 73 65 Indian 34 37 37 Pakistani/Bangladeshi 34 46 45 Mixed/other origins 23 27 34 Women 863 900 904 White 789 807 811 Non-white 73 93 93 Black 27 37 37 Indian 25 21 24 Pakistani/Bangladeshi 1— 15 13 Mixed/other origins 13 21 20 1 — Estimate less than 10,000 not shown. Source: Labour Force Survey.