§
Mr. John Fraser
The occupational analyses presented in the following tables relate to the numbers of unemployed males registered at employment offices who last worked in construction. Figures on a broadly comparable basis are available only from the introduction of the Classification of Occupations and Directory of Occupational Titles in December 1972. From October 1974 the figures for some regions relate to revised areas which differ slightly from those previously in use.
645W
December 1972 |
|
South East |
East Anglia |
South West |
West Midlands |
East Midlands |
Yorkshire and Humberside |
North West |
North |
Wales |
Scotland |
Site and other managers, agents and clerks of works, general foremen (building and civil
engineering) |
80 |
11 |
28 |
24 |
14 |
25 |
29 |
35 |
19 |
45 |
Carpenters and joiners (construction sites and maintenance) |
275 |
33 |
62 |
138 |
37 |
86 |
269 |
41 |
67 |
337 |
Maintenance fitters (non-electrical) plant and industrial machinery |
107 |
11 |
30 |
54 |
33 |
85 |
151 |
141 |
131 |
158 |
Electricians (installation and maintenance) premises and ships |
234 |
39 |
52 |
85 |
30 |
110 |
352 |
160 |
244 |
342 |
Cable jointers and linesmen |
15 |
— |
— |
11 |
1 |
17 |
12 |
14 |
5 |
32 |
Plumbers, pipe fitters |
326 |
21 |
39 |
98 |
56 |
173 |
415 |
200 |
249 |
354 |
Heating and ventilating engineering fitters |
60 |
1 |
8 |
20 |
10 |
28 |
67 |
45 |
14 |
33 |
Gas fitters |
36 |
— |
— |
5 |
5 |
3 |
34 |
5 |
7 |
13 |
Steel erectors |
325 |
10 |
27 |
124 |
106 |
290 |
270 |
300 |
291 |
318 |
Scaffolders, stagers
|
98 |
9 |
16 |
52 |
32 |
88 |
167 |
96 |
131 |
212 |
Steel benders, bar benders and fixers |
73 |
4 |
14 |
39 |
28 |
47 |
116 |
46 |
36 |
188 |
Painters and decorators |
1,508 |
138 |
224 |
464 |
164 |
464 |
737 |
277 |
238 |
576 |
Bricklayers |
141 |
16 |
46 |
83 |
47 |
68 |
196 |
59 |
31 |
145 |
Fixer/walling masons
|
6 |
— |
4 |
2 |
— |
1 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
Plasterers |
90 |
10 |
19 |
33 |
13 |
17 |
74 |
17 |
24 |
95 |
Floor and wall tilers, terrazzo workers |
42 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
5 |
9 |
54 |
22 |
2 |
39 |
Roofers and slaters
|
114 |
8 |
19 |
56 |
12 |
54 |
123 |
87 |
33 |
185 |
Glaziers |
30 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
4 |
7 |
36 |
11 |
5 |
30 |
Asphalt and bitumen road surfacers |
29 |
1 |
2 |
30 |
5 |
15 |
31 |
9 |
10 |
40 |
Other roadmen |
39 |
10 |
15 |
29 |
10 |
26 |
87 |
24 |
8 |
52 |
Concrete erectors/assemblers |
18 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
2 |
7 |
3 |
— |
11 |
Concrete levellers/screeders |
25 |
5 |
5 |
23 |
7 |
23 |
24 |
19 |
1 |
37 |
Mains and service layers and pipe jointers (gas, water, drainage, oil) |
57 |
8 |
12 |
48 |
17 |
46 |
86 |
58 |
12 |
81 |
Mechanical plant drivers/operators (earth moving and civil engineering) |
126 |
39 |
80 |
128 |
105 |
144 |
177 |
208 |
145 |
231 |
Crane drivers/operators |
85 |
5 |
17 |
47 |
15 |
68 |
102 |
70 |
46 |
103 |
Fork lift and other mechanical truck drivers/operators |
46 |
6 |
3 |
54 |
25 |
30 |
45 |
20 |
27 |
45 |
All other occupations, including labourers |
12,513 |
1,385 |
4,109 |
6,695 |
4,085 |
8,463 |
14,424 |
10,428 |
8,167 |
16,581 |
Total, all occupations |
16,498 |
1,777 |
4,835 |
8,371 |
4,866 |
10,389 |
18,095 |
12,398 |
9,947 |
20,290 |
646W
647W
October 1973 |
|
South East |
East Anglia |
South West |
West Midlands |
East Midlands |
Yorkshire and Humberside |
North West |
North |
Wales |
Scotland |
Site and other managers, agents and clerks of works, general foremen (building and civil engineering) |
89 |
9 |
23 |
25 |
9 |
21 |
43 |
10 |
25 |
33 |
Carpenters and joiners (construction sites and maintenance) |
205 |
26 |
51 |
61 |
32 |
42 |
183 |
49 |
46 |
151 |
Maintenance fitters (non-electrical) plant and industrial machinery |
50 |
10 |
22 |
18 |
19 |
44 |
104 |
118 |
97 |
69 |
Electricians (installation and maintenance) premises and ships |
127 |
24 |
20 |
23 |
27 |
60 |
131 |
115 |
116 |
105 |
Cable jointers and linesmen |
3 |
— |
2 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
Plumbers, pipe fitters |
215 |
15 |
37 |
55 |
60 |
116 |
269 |
232 |
253 |
184 |
Heating and ventilating engineering fitters |
41 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
19 |
45 |
18 |
14 |
18 |
Gas fitters |
20 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
20 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
Steel erectors |
147 |
5 |
17 |
60 |
46 |
266 |
227 |
239 |
210 |
162 |
Scaffolders, stagers |
78 |
6 |
11 |
31 |
15 |
71 |
168 |
75 |
119 |
118 |
Steel benders, bar benders and fixers |
30 |
2 |
15 |
16 |
12 |
18 |
70 |
33 |
39 |
113 |
Painters and decorators |
825 |
38 |
130 |
228 |
77 |
145 |
316 |
131 |
155 |
253 |
Bricklayers |
121 |
13 |
26 |
61 |
31 |
40 |
147 |
58 |
31 |
102 |
Fixer/walling masons |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
— |
— |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
Plasterers |
71 |
3 |
14 |
29 |
15 |
20 |
60 |
25 |
16 |
33 |
Floor and wall tilers, terrazzo workers |
26 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
21 |
13 |
1 |
29 |
Roofers and slaters |
48 |
6 |
18 |
36 |
16 |
27 |
68 |
42 |
18 |
94 |
Glaziers |
6 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
7 |
23 |
6 |
1 |
20 |
Asphalt and bitumen road surfacers |
14 |
— |
8 |
3 |
11 |
6 |
16 |
5 |
3 |
24 |
Other roadmen |
35 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
14 |
9 |
47 |
31 |
8 |
21 |
Concrete erectors/assemblers |
7 |
1 |
— |
2 |
— |
2 |
3 |
2 |
— |
5 |
Concrete levellers/screeders |
13 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
15 |
2 |
5 |
27 |
Mains and service layers and pipe jointers (gas, water, drainage, oil) |
35 |
5 |
5 |
24 |
9 |
21 |
67 |
33 |
21 |
65 |
Mechanical plant drivers/operators (earth moving and civil engineering) |
44 |
13 |
36 |
37 |
48 |
78 |
91 |
77 |
76 |
107 |
Crane drivers/operators |
45 |
4 |
8 |
17 |
15 |
34 |
78 |
40 |
39 |
45 |
Fork lift and other mechanical truck drivers/operators |
139 |
4 |
1 |
27 |
7 |
17 |
53 |
16 |
14 |
37 |
All other occupations, including labourers |
8,409 |
863 |
2,845 |
3,747 |
2,846 |
5,845 |
10,474 |
8,040 |
5,720 |
12,003 |
Total, all occupations |
10,845 |
1,069 |
3,310 |
4,539 |
3,332 |
6,939 |
12,751 |
9,420 |
7,038 |
13,838 |
648W
649W
October 1974 |
|
South East* |
East Anglia |
South West* |
West Midlands |
East Midlands* |
Yorkshire and Humberside* |
North West* |
North* |
Wales |
Scotland |
Site and other managers, agents and clerks of works, general foremen (building and civil engineering) |
193 |
27 |
75 |
51 |
23 |
51 |
84 |
33 |
52 |
68 |
Carpenters and joiners (construction sites and maintenance) |
535 |
62 |
222 |
143 |
114 |
172 |
586 |
395 |
199 |
425 |
Maintenance fitters (non-electrical) plant and industrial machinery |
74 |
14 |
24 |
34 |
51 |
103 |
139 |
106 |
118 |
93 |
Electricians (installation and maintenance) premises and ships |
175 |
28 |
86 |
54 |
54 |
107 |
281 |
190 |
169 |
176 |
Cable jointers and linesmen |
8 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
15 |
Plumbers, pipe fitters |
309 |
23 |
100 |
98 |
82 |
181 |
530 |
422 |
254 |
365 |
Heating and ventilating engineering fitters |
64 |
7 |
18 |
12 |
16 |
21 |
76 |
29 |
34 |
29 |
Gas fitters |
79 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
24 |
26 |
37 |
14 |
27 |
16 |
Steel erectors |
141 |
10 |
62 |
58 |
86 |
253 |
174 |
171 |
162 |
133 |
Scaffolders, stagers |
117 |
9 |
40 |
34 |
36 |
111 |
156 |
103 |
132 |
119 |
Steel benders, bar benders and fixers |
71 |
12 |
35 |
26 |
33 |
40 |
93 |
45 |
59 |
95 |
Painters and decorators |
1,447 |
89 |
387 |
289 |
221 |
286 |
688 |
367 |
267 |
403 |
Bricklayers |
530 |
64 |
318 |
186 |
169 |
308 |
823 |
545 |
236 |
221 |
Fixer/walling masons |
4 |
— |
28 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
Plasterers |
189 |
16 |
122 |
42 |
49 |
91 |
276 |
231 |
103 |
103 |
Floor and wall tilers, terrazzo workers |
38 |
2 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
11 |
38 |
22 |
6 |
45 |
Roofers and slaters |
92 |
7 |
62 |
43 |
28 |
48 |
110 |
56 |
45 |
114 |
Glaziers |
29 |
1 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
10 |
19 |
10 |
4 |
22 |
Asphalt and bitumen road surfacers |
31 |
2 |
13 |
11 |
17 |
20 |
55 |
15 |
4 |
30 |
Other roadmen |
38 |
6 |
7 |
25 |
56 |
20 |
109 |
54 |
6 |
27 |
Concrete erectors/assemblers |
9 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
— |
10 |
Concrete levellers/screeders |
48 |
— |
12 |
14 |
10 |
28 |
27 |
16 |
8 |
21 |
Mains and service layers and pipe jointers (gas, water, drainage, oil) |
75 |
7 |
28 |
20 |
36 |
41 |
60 |
54 |
24 |
24 |
Mechanical plant drivers/operators (earth moving and civil engineering) |
147 |
30 |
111 |
86 |
117 |
142 |
236 |
144 |
186 |
208 |
Crane drivers/operators |
59 |
5 |
28 |
25 |
26 |
37 |
82 |
53 |
50 |
80 |
Fork lift and other mechanical truck drivers/operators |
39 |
6 |
8 |
33 |
9 |
24 |
59 |
31 |
25 |
37 |
All other occupations, including labourers |
12,734 |
1,428 |
5,196 |
4,893 |
4,188 |
7,124 |
13,743 |
9,915 |
6,966 |
12,523 |
Total, all occupations |
17,275 |
1,863 |
7,012 |
6,224 |
5,472 |
9,275 |
18,494 |
13,035 |
9,147 |
15,412 |
650W
651W
October 1975 |
|
South East* |
East Anglia |
South West* |
West Midlands |
East Midlands* |
Yorkshire and Humberside* |
North West* |
North* |
Wales |
Scotland |
Site and other managers, agents and clerks of works, general foremen (building and civil engineering) |
290 |
39 |
165 |
98 |
55 |
92 |
151 |
56 |
94 |
97 |
Carpenters and joiners (construction sites and maintenance) |
1,531 |
294 |
723 |
497 |
293 |
504 |
1,429 |
818 |
525 |
809 |
Maintenance fitters (non-electrical) plant and industrial machinery |
182 |
21 |
68 |
97 |
61 |
101 |
212 |
186 |
170 |
193 |
Electricians (installation and maintenance) premises and ships |
671 |
85 |
287 |
246 |
127 |
143 |
530 |
220 |
228 |
404 |
Cable jointers and linesmen |
22 |
12 |
5 |
20 |
5 |
8 |
16 |
5 |
9 |
15 |
Plumbers, pipe fitters |
724 |
59 |
301 |
247 |
144 |
285 |
857 |
416 |
374 |
453 |
Heating and ventilating engineering fitters |
155 |
16 |
56 |
37 |
60 |
53 |
141 |
54 |
48 |
53 |
Gas fitters |
84 |
10 |
15 |
11 |
12 |
16 |
39 |
38 |
13 |
20 |
Steel erectors |
236 |
29 |
88 |
224 |
109 |
217 |
212 |
123 |
276 |
202 |
Scaffolders, stagers |
297 |
30 |
78 |
118 |
82 |
132 |
241 |
109 |
168 |
148 |
Steel benders, bar benders and fixers |
233 |
26 |
82 |
86 |
45 |
79 |
148 |
85 |
77 |
179 |
Painters and decorators |
2,987 |
252 |
834 |
844 |
327 |
586 |
1,179 |
663 |
513 |
676 |
Bricklayers |
1,001 |
176 |
681 |
421 |
229 |
539 |
1,242 |
543 |
452 |
505 |
Fixer/walling masons |
12 |
2 |
88 |
8 |
5 |
12 |
16 |
11 |
17 |
10 |
Plasterers |
416 |
60 |
246 |
153 |
96 |
190 |
605 |
279 |
241 |
139 |
Floor and wall tilers, terrazzo workers |
92 |
8 |
34 |
42 |
14 |
23 |
85 |
41 |
13 |
61 |
Roofers and slaters |
403 |
28 |
134 |
137 |
79 |
112 |
291 |
104 |
83 |
261 |
Glaziers |
77 |
5 |
18 |
32 |
11 |
23 |
58 |
23 |
9 |
37 |
Asphalt and bitumen road surfacers |
70 |
7 |
21 |
51 |
10 |
23 |
86 |
25 |
6 |
48 |
Other roadmen |
112 |
6 |
45 |
47 |
19 |
45 |
169 |
63 |
12 |
53 |
Concrete erectors/assemblers |
22 |
— |
5 |
12 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
Concrete levellers/screeders |
80 |
5 |
29 |
36 |
16 |
33 |
33 |
16 |
8 |
27 |
Mains and service layers and pipe jointers (gas, water, drainage, oil) |
106 |
29 |
62 |
73 |
38 |
66 |
110 |
49 |
41 |
40 |
Mechanical plant drivers/operators (earth moving and civil engineering) |
314 |
82 |
240 |
202 |
142 |
255 |
324 |
204 |
332 |
340 |
Crane drivers/operators |
187 |
15 |
42 |
54 |
31 |
47 |
123 |
72 |
72 |
130 |
Fork lift and other mechanical truck drivers/operators |
175 |
13 |
39 |
123 |
19 |
47 |
242 |
37 |
49 |
196 |
All other occupations, including labourers |
23,750 |
2,879 |
9,185 |
9,463 |
6,581 |
10,656 |
19,001 |
12,215 |
10,963 |
17,337 |
Total, all occupations |
34,229 |
4,188 |
13,571 |
13,379 |
8,614 |
14,294 |
27,546 |
16,459 |
14,795 |
22,439 |
* Regional boundaries were revised in October 1974 |
The tables do not include data from careers offices |
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