IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

UNEMPLOYMENT

Socialist Challenge No. 145, 1 May 1980 · p. 9 of the scan · 221 words

The scan: sc-n145-may-01-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 9 of the scan

SCOTLAND 1980 1979 18-1% 7-7% NORTH 1980 1979 87%1 8:4 IN. IRELAND 1980 1979 111-1% 11-1 NORTH WEST 1980 1979 7-5% 6-8% WALES 1980 1979 8•0%1 79.

SOUTH WEST

1980 1979 5-5% 5•8 YORKSHIRE & HUMBERSIDE 1980 1979 6•0% 57% W.M IDLANDS 1980 1979 5-8% | 5-2 anally adjuste unemployment rose by 13.1 per cent.

LUXEMBOURG NETHERLANDS 2:8 2:8 European countries.

5-2% 4-9% The only increases in public spending which Thatcher did and order'. Of the powers only the US 'defence' than Britain - that's one reason why Britain's as a percentage of GDP (market prices)

MIDLANDS 1980 1979 4•9% 4-8% EAST ANGLIA 1980 1979 1980 1979 3-7% 3-8% Unemployment was about the only growth industry in Tory Britain. The number of women out of work rose more rapidly than male unemployment. From last September to March female 8-6 Everyone had to work harder, said Thatcher and the millionaires in her cabinet. The fact is that working people in Britain already work longer hours than their counterparts in the other main 4-0% 3-82 3:3% 3-3% 3-3% 3-2% 24% 2-3% March 20:2 PERCENTAGE OF MANUAL WORKERS WORKING 48 HOURS OR MORE A WEEK US UK Portugal W.Germany Belgium Netherlands Norway Denmark Haly Canada Socialist Challenge 1 May 1980

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Defence Expenditure

4-4% 4-8% SOUTH EAST

9.9 6-3

← R'SBRITAIN E, OR DRAW?No lead from Scottish TUC →

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