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Mr. Teddy Taylor
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current level of unemployment in Southend-on-Sea by comparison with the national level of unemployment; and if he will publish a table showing the comparable Southend and national figures, respectively, in each of the past 10 years.
Mr. Alison
At October 1982 the rate of unemployment in the Southend-on-Sea travel-to-work area was 15·9 per cent. compared with 13·8 per cent. for the United Kingdom as a whole. The percentage rates at October in each of the previous 10 years were as follows:
| October each year | Southend-on-Sea travel-to-work area | United Kingdom |
| 1972 | 3·5 | 3·6 |
| 1973 | 2·5 | 2·3 |
| 1974 | 3·1 | 2·7 |
| 1975 | 6·0 | 4·9 |
| 1976 | 7·2 | 5·8 |
| 1977 | 7·9 | 6·3 |
| 1978 | 6·4 | 5·9 |
| 1979 | 5·7 | 5·6 |
| 1980 | 9·4 | 8·5 |
| 1981 | 13·5 | 12·5 |