asked the Minister for Labour the number of people registered with the National Manpower Service for employment on October 1980; and the number of permanent placements made since 1 October 1979.
Written Answers . - National Manpower Service .
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: On 26 September 1980, there were, including job changes 82,448 persons registered for employment with the National Manpower Service—26 September is the nearest date to the 1 October 1980 for which statistics are available.
Between 1 October 1979 and 26 September 1980, inclusive, a total of 29,113 placements were made by the National Manpower Service. The vast majority of these were permanent placements.