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Unemployed Persons

Volume 939: debated on Friday 25 November 1977

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asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each

United KingdomGreat Britain
Total unemployed (000's)Percentage change between successive yearsTotal unemployed (000's)Percentage change between successive years
1949328·4300·1
1950332·1+1·1305·5+1·8
1951264·1-20·5237·0-22·4
1952368·4+39·5328·7+38·7
1953356·3-3·3319·9-2·7
1954302·9-15·0271·6-15·1
1955243·5-19·6213·2-21·5
1956258·3+6·1229·6+7·7
1957327·1+26·6294·5+28·3
1958450·5+37·7410·1+39·3
1959480·2+6·6444·5+8·4
1960377·2-21·4345·8-22·2
1961346·5-8·1312·1-9·8
1962467·4+34·9431·9+38·4
1963558·0+19·4520·6+20·5
1964404·4+27·5372·2-28·5
1965347·1-14·2317·0-14·8
1966361·0+4·0330·9+4·4
1967556·7+54·2519·0+56·8
1968583·3+4·8546·9+5·4
1969576·2-1·2539·3-1·4
1970612·2+6·3576·8+7·0
1971792·1+29·4751·7+30·3
1972875·6+10·5835·0+11·1
1973618·8-29·3587·7-29·6
1974614·9-0·6585·2-0·4
1975977·6+59·0935·7+59·9
19761,358·8+39·01,304·0+39·4