HC Deb 07 December 1981 vol 14 cc289-90W
Mrs. Reneé Short

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many construction workers were registered as unemployed at the latest available date; what were the figures for November 1978, 1979 and 1980; and what percentage of the total registered unemployed this represents in each case.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The following table gives the numbers of people registered as unemployed in the United Kingdom who last worked in the construction industry (minimum list heading 500 of the standard industrial clasaification) and expresses these as a percentage of total unemployed for the dates specified.

Number Percentage
November 1978 179,524 12.9
November 1979 165,128 12.2
November 1980 294,538 13.6
August 1981 380,698 12.9