§ 55. Mr. Willeyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number and the proportion of those unemployed in Sunderland who have been unemployed for more than a year.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 10th January, the latest date for which information is available, out of 8,476 people who were registered as wholly unemployed in the area covered by the Sunderland and Southwick Employment Exchanges, 2,252—26.6 per cent. of the total—had been registered for more than 52 weeks.
§ 56. Mr. Willeyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the main occupational groups of those at present unemployed in Sunderland; and what are the numbers unemployed in each of those groups.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBERS OF WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED MEN AND WOMEN REGISTERED AT THE SUNDERLAND AND SOUTH-WICK EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES, AT DECEMBER, 1971, THE LATEST DATE FOR WHICH AN ANALYSIS IS AVAILABLE Men Electrical and electronic workers 124 Engineering and allied trades workers 612 Woodworkers 163 Construction workers 194 Transport and communication workers 381 Clerical workers 171 Administrative, professional, technical workers 171 Labourers 4,184 Other occupations 441 Total, all occupations 6,441 Women Clothing, etc. workers 51 Clerical workers 194 Shop assistants 76 Service, sport and recreation workers 81 Administrative, professional, technical workers 35 Factory hands, etc. 410 Other occupations 60 Total, all occupations 907