§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment in which sectors of the economy unemployment fell last month; in which sectors the figures increased; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithWhile the unemployment totals for May were published on 20th May, detailed analyses of the May figures are not yet available. The
INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS OF WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AND TEMPORARILY STOPPED IN GREAT BRITAIN AT 5TH APRIL, 1971 Wholly Unemployed Temporarily Stopped Males Females Total Change March/April Total Change March/April Manufacturing Industries: Food, Drink and Tobacco 21,427 6,359 27,786 + 1,327 1,125 + 713 Coal and Petroleum Products 1,525 81 1,606 + 69 2 — Chemicals and Allied Industries 9,147 1,641 10,788 + 693 68 − 23 Metal Manufacture 18,423 966 19,389 + 2,253 10,488 + 1,609 Mechanical Engineering 30,208 2,581 32,789 + 3,280 4,591 + 1,494 Instrument Engineering 2,026 718 2,744 + 152 55 − 23 Electrical Engineering 14,239 4,569 18,808 + 1,708 2,021 −1,393 Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 8,711 212 8,923 − 234 844 −2,294 Vehicles 18,073 1,705 19,778 + 4,113 2,971 −2,398 Metal Goods not elsewhere specified 18,032 2,797 20,829 + 1,508 5,642 + 767 Textiles 16,092 5,405 21,497 + 1,684 7,794 + 484 Leather, Leather Goods and Fur 1,477 304 1,781 + 15 58 − 41 Clothing and Footwear 3,740 4,885 8 625 + 611 559 −1402 Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc 9,982 805 10,787 + 173 1,623 − 181 Timber, Furniture, etc 8,853 769 9,622 + 95 914 − 553 Paper, Printing and Publishing 10,324 2,753 13,077 + 949 1,315 − 672 Other Manufacturing Industries 8,685 2,176 10,861 + 769 461 − 448 Manufacturing Industries: Total 200,964 38,726 239,690 +19,165 40,531 −4,361 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 14,108 1,332 15,440 − 500 1,521 − 250 Construction 127,133 1,014 128,147 − 303 306 − 519 Transport and Communication 41,146 2,408 43,554 + 1,026 460 − 356 Distributive Trades 51,823 19,015 70,838 + 1,219 267 −4,182 Catering, Hotels, etc 19,713 8,979 28,692 − 1,481 61 − 132 All other Industries and Services* 158,215 38,091 196,306 + 6,920 416 − 105 School-leavers† 4,623 2,975 7,598 + 4,179 — — TOTAL‡ 617,725 112,540 730,265 + 30,225 43,562 −9,905 * Including Mining, Quarrying, Gas, Electricity and Water covered by the Index of Production also including adults (aged 18 and over) not classified by industry. † Young persons under 18 years of age who have not yet been in insured employment and so are not classified by industry. ‡ These totals replace the provisional figures issued on 19th April, 1971