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Miss Joan Lestor
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the most recent numbers of registered unemployed women in England by regions; what were the figures for the same date in 1979; and what are the respective increases in percentage terms.
Mr. Alison
The following table gives the numbers of females registered as unemployed in each region in England at March 1979 and March 1982 and the percentage increases between the two dates.
| March 1979 Number | March 1982 Number | Percentage increase | |
| South East | 73,501 | 183,695 | 149·9 |
| East Anglia | 9,155 | 20,309 | 121·8 |
| South West | 29,309 | 54,212 | 85·0 |
| West Midlands | 35,484 | 94,294 | 165·7 |
| East Midlands | 20,077 | 46,842 | 133·3 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 33,951 | 74,816 | 120·4 |
| North West | 57,742 | 122,256 | 111·7 |
| North | 33,208 | 59,029 | 77·8 |