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Unemployed Persons

Volume 955: debated on Thursday 3 August 1978

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Mr. Anthony Grant

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number and percentage of unemployed in the London travel-to-work area for the month of June in 1973 and 1978, respectively; and in each case how many were school leavers and how many had been unemployed for more than three months, more than six months and more than one year, respectively.

Mr. Golding

At June 1973, 54,055 people were registered as unemployed in the Greater London area and the unemployment rate was 1·4 per cent. The corresponding figures for June 1978 were 147,883 and 3·8 per cent.The number of unemployed school leavers in June 1973 was abnormally low following the raising of the minimum school-leaving age in September 1972. Also in 1973, summer school leavers registered at the end of term and so missed the June count. These factors affect the comparison between the figures of 112 school leavers in June 1973 and 5,641 in June 1978.The numbers unemployed are analysed at quarterly intervals according to the duration of their spell on the register. The following table gives the information for Greater London at July 1973 and July 1978.

NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED 1N THE GREATER LONDON AREA
July 1973
Over 13 and up to 26 weeks7,794
Over 26 and up to 52 weeks7,881
Over 52 weeks8,708
July 1978
Over 13 and up to 26 weeks27,361
Over 26 and up to 52 weeks26,458
Over 52 weeks29,568
Adult students are included in the figures for July 1973 but not for July 1978.

Mr. Trotter

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the average increase in unemployment between 1st March 1974 and the present expressed on (a) weekly, (b) monthly and (c) an annual basis.

Mr. Golding

Between 11th March 1974 and 6th July 1978 the numbers of people registered as unemployed in Great Britain increased at an average rate of 4,100 a week, 17,739 a month or 214,515 a year. The averages have been calculated from the total numbers registered as unemployed, including school leavers. The total for July thus includes summer school leavers not present in the figures for March.

Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the unemployment figures for the unemployment office areas within Greater London at the latest convenient date and for the same period in 1970, 1973 and 1974.

Employment Office AreasJuly 1970July 1973July 1974July 1978
Acton……3883613421,071
Barking……6114785141,634
Barnet……241356343870
Battersea……1,3601,0961,2063,726
Beckenham and Penge……4814574361,215
Becontree (opened February 1976)……ֵֵֵ584
Bermondsey……4184053411,081
Bexley……4984534291,355
Borough……1,0981,1501,2692,744
Brixton……2,9142,3632,6466,813
Bromley……5196986971,444
Camberwell……1,5151,2091,3254,404
Camden Town……1,4771,2821,4093,803
Canning Town……1,0521,0319292,828
Chiswick……255276338826
City of London……706607540
Croydon……1,4531,3111,3755,261
Dagenham……9688428861,989
Deptford and Greenwich……1,0299561,0323,167
Ealing……7268857312,344
East Ham……8445234952,049
Enfield……4103824271,712
Erith……6153852841,169
Feltham……162131141552
Finchley……4364755441,162
Fulham……1,4161,3671,4244,276
Hackney……1,8291,5511,7665,151
Hainault (opened July 1978)……ֵֵֵ702
Hammersmith……2,6462,5722,3675,439
Harrow……8847697872,881
Hayes……173226187882
Hendon……4663734071,439
Holloway……1,8711,6831,6635,283
Hornchurch……4383593981,158
Hotel and Catering Trades……23668791,705
Hounslow……3603943441,715
Ilford……9859818902,133
Kilburn (opened October 1976)……ֵֵֵ1,446
Kings Cross……9567569202,345
Kingston-on-Thames……6615926851,844
Lewisham……1,9341,7221,9264,386
Leyton and Walthamstow……1,8111,7261,7514,949
Mill Hill……3692924461,027
Mitcham (opened December 1976……ֵֵֵ592
Orpington……3794734581,787
Poplar……1,0031,0721,0903,059
Richmond……7385897161,345
Romford……7686046192,747
Ruislip……324376349795
Shoreditch……5364935381,849
Sidcup……5414464451,103
Southall……2982892982,114
St. Marylebone……1,9051,4961,3605,852
Stepney……1,5881,3011,3092,973
Stratford……7696626102,074
Streatham (opened November 1976)……ֵֵֵ1,085
Sutton……6437978652,298
Tooting……1,7781,6111,6033,540
Tottenham……1,0307718943,603
Uxbridge……2972792911,230
Wembley……4633593571,661
West Drayton (opened January 1978)……ֵֵֵ220

Mr. Golding,

pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 27th July 1978; Vol. 954, c. 894], gave the following information:The table below gives the numbers registered as unemployed for each employment office area within Greater London at the dates specified:

Employment Office Areas

July 1970

July 1973

July 1974

July 1978

Westminster……1,450*2,188*2,407*2,579
London PEO (opened June 1977)……ֵֵֵ1,777
Willesden……1,3499798152,346
Wimbledon……8256697881,739
Wood Green……9829569912,779
Woolwich……1,6321,2931,3814,716

* These figures include some Professional and Executive registrants appropriate to other employment office areas.