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Yorkshire And Humberside

Volume 867: debated on Tuesday 22 January 1974

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asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were registered as unemployed at the employment exchanges in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region on the latest available date ; and if he will give comparable figures for each of the previous four months.

Following is the information:

Unemployed in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region
10 December 197344,500
12 November 197346,200
8 October 197348,100
10 September 197351,900
13 August 197354,400
The figures are adjusted to take account of normal seasonal variations and exclude school leavers and adult students.
Unemployed in Fife
Boys, aged under 18Girls, aged under 18Men, aged 18 and overWomen, aged 18 and over
April 1973
Anstruther27928
Burntisland4211753
Cowdenbeath3233830331
Cupar5717950
Dunfermline3540795374
Glenrothes197432198
Inverkeithing428628
Kirkcaldy2331886229
Leven and Methil3325844299
St. Andrews3111041
April 1972
Anstruther318735
Burntisland4214544
Cowdenbeath82491,072345
Cupar161520834
Dunfermline59851,002429
Glenrothes5125551277
Inverkeithing6910819
Kirkcaldy70381,156260
Leven and Methil77461,138346
St. Andrews7715425
April 1971
Anstruther228430
Burntisland3311526
Cowdenbeath5028931303
Cupar7315833
Dunfermline3039780244
Glenrothes2418568255
Inverkeithing648713
Kirkcaldy3622990181
Leven and Methil44361,195279
St. Andrews211226
April 1970
Anstruther16443
Burntisland2310829
Cowdenbeath3122876253
Cupar2312623
Dunfermline2415629192
Glenrothes164368147
Inverkeithing29812
Kirkcaldy268780133
Leven and Methil2318953191
St. Andrews12615