§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether EEC nationals who come to Great Britain and register for work are included in the official unemployment figures; and, if so, how many were included in the latest unemployment figures.
§ Mr. GoldingThe unemployment statistics include all people who are with
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TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDY A—Applications accepted at 31st March 1978 (Cumulative Total) B—Jobs involved {Cumulative Total) A B 1 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 73 2,040 2 Mining and Quarrying 53 2,140 3 Food, Drink and Tobacco 241 15,533 4 Coal and Petroleum Products 4 596 5 Chemicals and Allied Industries 79 4,197 6 Metal Manufacture 148 9,528 7 Mechanical Engineering 427 22,873 8 Instrument Engineering 50 3,156 9 Electrical Engineering 235 20,273 10 Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 65 4,793 11 Vehicles 83 6,787 12 Metal Goods Not Elsewhere Specified 303 15,991 13 Textiles 908 95,580 14 Leather, Leather Goods and Fur 117 6,227 15 Clothing and Footwear 1,368 98,747 16 Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement Etc. 155 8,557 17 Timber, Furniture Etc 328 19,673 18 Paper, Printing and Publishing 271 19,577 19 Other Manufacturing Industries 161 9,022 20 Construction 516 17,046 21 Gas, Electricity and Water 2 33 22 Transport and Communication 111 2,987 23 Distributive Trades 385 12,749 24 Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services 20 590 25 Professional and Scientific Services 28 440 26 Miscellaneous Services 290 9,016 27 Public Administration and Defence — — Total 6,421 408,151 out work, who register at employment or careers offices and who are fit for and available for work. The statistics do not indicate how many EEC nationals are included in these figures.