§ Mr. Tim Smithasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many men aged 60 to 65 years were: (a) employed and (b) unemployed at the latest available date; and what has been the average over the last 12 months.
§ Mr. GoldingVery approximate estimates can be made by applying the proportion of male employees in various age groups as shown by the 1976 Family Expenditure Survey to the total number of male employees in the annual census of employment for June 1976. It is estimated that in 1976 the numbers of male employees in employment in Great Britain in the age groups 60–64 and 65 and over were of the order of 1 million and 400,000, respectively.
472Wancies there are registered in each of the employment areas in Cheshire; and what were the comparable figures in each of the last four years.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table gives the numbers of vacancies held at employment offices and careers offices in Cheshire. The figures relate only to notified vacancies and are not a measure of total vacancies. Because of possible duplication, the figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together.
Because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment group, figures for January 1975 and January 1977 are not available.
The numbers registered as unemployed are analysed by age groups twice a year. The analysis identifies those between 60 and 64 years of age and those aged 65 and over. The information for Great Britain is given below.
60–64 65 and over January 1977 135,860 2,763 July 1977 124,755 2,744 January 1978 134,833 2,778