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51.
Mr. Meacher
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the unemployment rate respectively in the Oldham area and throughout the country quarterly since 1964.
Mr. Dudley Smith
Following is the information:
| PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE OLDHAM AND CHADDERTON, FAILSWORTH AND SADDLEWORTH TRAVEL-TO-WORK AREA, AND IN GREAT BRITAIN BASED ON THE TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED, INCLUDING THOSE WHO WERE TEMPORARILY STOPPED | ||
| Oldham and Chadderton travel-to-work area | Great Britain | |
| January, 1964 | 1·7 | 2·2 |
| April, 1964 | 1·3 | 1·8 |
| July, 1964 | 1·8 | 1·4 |
| October, 1964 | 1·0 | 1·5 |
| January, 1965 | 1·1 | 1·6 |
| April, 1965 | 0·9 | 1·5 |
| July, 1965 | 0·9 | 1·2 |
| October, 1965 | 0·8 | 1·4 |
| January, 1966 | 0·9 | 1·5 |
| April, 1966 | 0·7 | 1·3 |
| July, 1966 | 0·7 | 1·1 |
| October, 1966 | 1·0 | 1·9 |
| January, 1967 | 2·0 | 2·6 |
| April, 1967 | 2·3 | 2·4 |
| July, 1967 | 1·9 | 2·1 |
| October, 1967 | 1·8 | 2·4 |
| January, 1968 | 2·1 | 2·7 |
| April, 1968 | 1·8 | 2·5 |
| July, 1968 | 1·6 | 2·2 |
| October, 1968 | 1·4 | 2·4 |
| January, 1969 | 1·7 | 2·6 |
| April, 1969 | 1·6 | 2·4 |
| July, 1969 | 1·6 | 2·2 |
| October, 1969 | 1·5 | 2·5 |
| January, 1970 | 1·9 | 2·7 |
| April, 1970 | 1·9 | 2·7 |
| July, 1970 | 1·9 | 2'5 |
| October, 1970 | 1·9 | 2·6 |
| January, 1971 | 2·3 | 3·0 |
| April, 1971 | 3·0 | 3·4 |
| July, 1971 | 4·8 | 3·4 |
| October, 1971 | 3·6 | 3·9 |
| January, 1972 | 4·2 | 4·3 |