§ Mr. Steenasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the estimated 94W number of unemployed skilled workers in the building trade in Merseyside.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerThe following table gives an occupational analysis of all unemployed males registered at Employment Offices in the Merseyside Special Development Area on 13th November 1975 whose last job was in construction.
Site and other managers, agents and clerks of works, general foremen (building and civil engineering) 74 Carpenters and joiners (construction sites and maintenance) 715 Maintenance fitters (non-electrical) plant and industrial machinery 140 Electricians (installation and maintenance) premises and ships 232 Cable jointers and linesmen 23 Plumbers, pipe fitters 420 Heating and ventilating engineering fitters 67 Gas fitters 31 Steel erectors 103 Scaffolders, stagers 121 Steel benders, bar benders and fixers 74 Painters and decorators 651 Bricklayers 550 Fixer/walling masons 4 Plasterers 335 Floor and wall tilers, terrazzo workers 34 Roofers and slaters 136 Glaziers 20 Asphalt and bitumen road surfacers 53 Other roadmen 72 Concrete erectors/assemblers 4 Concrete levellers/screeders 6 Mains and service layers and pipe jointers (gas, water, drainage, oil) 60 Mechanical plant drivers/operators (earth moving and civil engineering) 101 Crane drivers/operators 55 Fork lift and other mechanical truck drivers/operators 65 All other occupations, including labourers 8,888 Total, all occupations 13,034 The table does not include unemployed registered at Careers Offices.