HC Deb 06 March 1980 vol 980 cc265-9W
Mr. Sheerman

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the num

TABLE 1
Registered unemployed Unfilled vacancies†
Number Percentage rates At Employment At Careers
Males Females Total Males Females Total Offices Offices
February 1970 … … 948 179 1,127 1.7 0.5 1.2 664 106
February 1971 … … 1,270 365 1,635 2.2 1.1 1.8 293 81
February 1972 … … 2,029 473 2,502 3.5 1.4 2.8 210 43
February 1973 … … 945 258 1,203 1.7 0.8 1.3 568 128
February 1974 … … 891 176 1,067 1.6 0.5 1.2 606 118
February 1975 … … 1,608 352 1,960 2.8 1.0 2.2 ֵ ֵ
February 1976 … … 2,419 932 3,351 4.2 2.7 3.7 163 40
February 1977 … … 2,376 1,148 3,524 4.3 3.4 3.9 311 42
February 1978 … … 2,530 1,429 3,959 4.5 4.1 4.4 328 39
February 1979 … … 2,573 1,270 3,843 4.6 3.7 4.3 413 69
February 1980 (provisional)* 3,060 1,842 4,902 5.5 5.3 5.4 373 34
* The February 1980 unemployment figures may be affected by the introduction, in September 1979, of fortnightly attendance and payment of benefit. Estimates are not available for individual local areas, but for the country as a whole the figures are about 1½ per cent, higher than they would have been under weekly attendance.
† The vacancy statistics relate only to those notified to employment offices and careers offices; vacancies notified to employment offices are estimated to be about one-third of all vacancies in the country as a whole. Because of possible duplication the two series should not be added together.

ber and percentage of registered unemployed in the Huddersfield travel-to-work area, and the number of vacancies for the latest available month and for the same month of each preceding year back to and including 1970; and if he will break down the unemployment figures according to sex and, where possible, age, including those unemployed aged 18 years and under, and according to ethnic origin for those aged 21 years and under and 18 years and under.

Mr. Jim Lester

Table I gives the numbers registered as unemployed, the percentage rates of unemployment and the numbers of unfilled vacancies, where available, in the Huddersfield employment office area at February each year from 1970.

Table 2 gives the latest age analysis of the numbers registered as unemployed. The information is for January 1980 and figures are given, where available, for each January back to 1970. This information is not available for 1974 and 1975.

Table 3 gives the available information for unemployed ethnic minorities for the age ranges nearest to those specified at February each year from 1975. Comparable information is not available for earlier years.

TABLE 2
AGE ANALYSIS OF REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED
January 1970 January 1971 January 1972
Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Aged under 18 … 15 9 24 34 11 45 49 29 78
18 … … 47 18 65 88 43 131 166 70 236
19 … …
20–24 … … 126 25 151 182 61 243 342 79 421
25–29 … … 95 20 115 132 30 162 234 42 276
30–34 … … 102 13 115 121 28 149 187 24 211
35–44 … … 157 27 184 179 62 241 350 75 425
45–49 … … 75 17 92 85 39 124 167 47 214
50–54 … … 63 14 77 93 23 116 143 36 179
55–59 … … 80 23 103 107 46 153 176 62 238
60 and over … 196 1 197 226 4 230 306 4 310
Total all ages … 956 167 1,123 1,247 347 1,594 2,120 468 2,588

TABLE 2
AGE ANALYSIS OF REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED
January 1973 January 1976 January 1977
Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Aged under 18 … 19 6 25 117 131 248 108 222 330
18 … … 59 29 88 158 134 292 168 173 341
19 … …
20–24 … … 161 55 216 463 181 644 409 233 642
25–29 … … 105 20 125 335 110 445 300 107 407
3020–34 … … 86 17 103 216 52 268 207 68 275
3520–44 … … 150 45 195 361 114 475 308 95 403
4520–49 … … 81 25 106 161 69 230 120 62 182
5020–54 … … 89 28 117 162 70 232 132 62 194
5520–59 … … 124 56 180 164 71 235 154 72 226
60 and over … 267 1 268 305 6 311 317 1 318
Total all ages … 1,141 282 1,423 2,442 938 3,380 2,223 1,095 3,318

TABLE 2
AGE ANALYSIS OF REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED
January 1978 January 1979 January 1980
Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Aged under 18 … 130 243 373 120 176 296 212 234 446
18 … … 187 230 417 82 121 203 82 127 209
19 … … 74 76 150 106 115 221
20–24 … … 439 317 756 466 303 769 489 374 863
25–29 … … 350 160 510 330 143 473 379 198 577
30–34 … … 251 97 348 259 86 345 260 141 401
35–44 … … 365 157 522 346 112 458 393 191 584
45–49 … … 138 99 237 128 90 218 165 89 254
50–54 … … 174 83 257 158 84 242 200 122 322
55–59 … … 177 93 270 190 101 291 210 140 350
60 and over … 323 12 335 354 7 361 410 3 413
Total all ages … 2,534 1,491 4,025 2,507 1,299 3,806 2,906 1,734 4,640

TABLE 3
UNEMPLOYED ETHNIC MINORITIES
Aged under 18 Aged 18 to 24
Males Females Total Males Females Total
February 1975 … … … 9 3 12 35 11 46
February 1976 … … … 27 20 47 55 31 86
February 1977 … … … 29 37 66 72 46 118
February 1978 … … … 33 41 74 48 68 116
February 1979 … … … 27 33 60 45 66 111
February 1980 … … … 45 33 78 127 103 230

TABLE 3
UNEMPLOYED ETHNIC MINORITIES
Aged under 18 Aged 18 to 24
Males Females Total Males Females Total
February 1975 … … … 9 3 12 35 11 46
February 1976 … … … 27 20 47 55 31 86
February 1977 … … … 29 37 66 72 46 118
February 1978 … … … 33 41 74 48 68 116
February 1979 … … … 27 33 60 45 66 111
February 1980 … … … 45 33 78 127 103 230