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Mr. Cryer
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the unemployment figures for each month of 1979 for the first 11 months for Shipley and Bingley in Yorkshire.
Mr. Jim Lester
Following is the information:
| EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA | ||
| Shipley | Bingley | |
| January 1979 | 922 | 292 |
| February 1979 | 994 | 281 |
| March 1979 | 950 | 245 |
| April 1979 | 921 | 238 |
| May 1979 | 890 | 231 |
| June 1979 | 862 | 244 |
| July 1979 | 1,015 | 306 |
| August 1979 | 961 | 310 |
| September 1979 | 825 | 299 |
| October 1979* | 799 | 266 |
| November 1979* | 840 | 264 |
| *Following the introduction of fortnightly attendance and payment of benefit the figures from October 1979 are likely to be slightly higher than they would have been under weekly attendance. | ||