HC Deb 23 June 1980 vol 987 cc30-3W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East on 6 March, if he will list in the Official Report the occupational groups of those registered for employment in the Wolverhampton area in September 1979, December 1979 and at the latest convenient date; if he will break

WOLVERHAMPTON EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA
Occupational analysis (excluding those registered at careers offices)
September 1979 December 1979* March 1980*
Managerial occupations (general management) 9 7 9
Professional and related occupations supporting management and administration 59 55 73
Professional and related occupations in education, welfare and health 106 83 94
Literary, artistic and sports occupations 50 39 42
Professional and related occupations in science, engineering, technology and similar fields 123 82 101
Managerial occupations (excluding general management) 81 93 120
Clerical and related occupations 749 *805 820
Selling occupations 397 412 419
Security and protective service occupations 26 30 28
Catering, cleaning, hairdressing and other personal service occupations 349 373 409
Farming, fishing and related occupations 53 46 50
Materials processing occupations (excluding metal) 30 35 33
Making and repairing occupations (excluding metal and electrical) 160 156 170
Processing, making, repairing and related occupations (metal and electrical) 932 1,034 1,137
Painting, repetitive assembling, product inspecting, packaging and related occupations 428 490 610
Construction, mining and related occupations not elsewhere classified 327 367 424
Transport operating, materials moving and storing and related occupations 551 636 679
Miscellaneous occupations (including general labourers) 1,839 1,997 2,004
Total, all occupations 6,269 6,740 7,222
*The figures for December 1979 and March 1980 may not be strictly comparable with those prior to October 1979 because of the introduction of fortnightly attendance and payment of benefit. Estimates are not available by occupation or for individual local areas, but for the country as a whole the monthly figures for all unemployed were raised by an estimated 20,000 or 1½ per cent.

WOLVERHAMPTON EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA
Age analysis (including those registered at careers offices)
October 1979 January 1980 April 1980
Under 18 … … … … … … 1,297 929 704
18 … … … … … … 554 503 433
19 … … … … … … 426 498 501
20–24 … … … … … … 1,567 1,656 1,736
25–29 … … … … … … 839 993 1,023
30–34 … … … … … … 562 630 671
35–44 … … … … … … 915 993 1,099
45–49 … … … … … … 404 451 505
50–54 … … … … … … 518 555 581
55–59 … … … … … … 524 563 574
60–64 … … … … … … 551 554 553
65 and over … … … … … … 8 16 15
Total, all ages … … … … … … 8,165 8,341 8,395

these down again into relevant age groups; and if he will now publish similar figures for the West Midlands as a whole.

Mr. Jim Lester

[pursuant to his reply, 18 June 1980, c. 508–509]: As stated in my reply of 6 March, there is no cross-analysis by both occupation and age.

Following is the information:

WEST MIDLANDS REGION
Occupational analysis (excluding those registered at careers offices)
September 1979 December 1979* March 1980*
Managerial occupations (general management) 171 178 204
Professional and related occupations supporting management and administration 1,744 1,666 1,813
Professional and related occupations in education, welfare and health 2,489 2,378 2,460
Literary, artistic and sports occupations 742 716 715
Professional and related occupations in science, engineering, technology and similar fields 1,519 1,449 1,525
Managerial occupations (excluding general management) 2,071 2,106 2,408
Clerical and related occupations 15,566 15,144 16,237
Selling occupations 6,964 6,977 8,463
Security and protective service occupations 466 480 583
Catering, cleaning, hairdressing and other personal service occupations 6,251 6,215 7,128
Farming, fishing and related occupations 1,318 1,534 1,538
Materials processing occupations (excluding metal) 603 733 858
Making and repairing occupations (excluding metal and electrical) 2,619 2,720 3,160
Processing, making, repairing and related occupations (metal and electrical) 13,129 13,801 15,539
Painting, repetitive assembling, product inspecting, packaging and related occupations 6,367 6,966 8,114
Construction, mining and related occupations not elsewhere classified 5,297 5,690 6,851
Transport operating, materials moving and storing and related occupations 9,782 10,499 12,145
Miscellaneous occupations (including general labourers) 38,282 38,016 39,865
Total, all occupations 115,390 117,268 129,606
*The figures for December 1979 and March 1980 may not be strictly comparable with those prior to October 1979 because of the introduction of fortnightly attendance and payment of benefit. Estimates are not available by occupation but for the West Midlands Region the monthly figures for all unemployed were raised by an estimated 1,800.

WEST MIDLANDS REGION
Age analysis (including those registered at careers offices)
October 1979 January 1980 April 1980
Under 18 … … … … … … 13,982 10,191 11,246
18 … … … … … … 7,213 6,275 6,462
19 … … … … … … 6,550 7,020 7,619
20–24 … … … … … … 23,807 25,347 27,464
25–29 … … … … … … 14,785 16,300 17,637
30–34 … … … … … … 10,656 11,507 12,511
35–44 … … … … … … 15,527 17,207 18,546
45–49 … … … … … … 7,510 8,065 8,630
50–54 … … … … … … 8,236 8,938 9,411
55–59 … … … … … … 9,622 10,047 10,608
60–64 … … … … … … 11,887 12,078 12,554
65 and over … … … … … … 248 312 308
Total, all ages … … … … … … 130,023 133,287 142,996