§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the nature of the previous employment of those people currently registered as unemployed in Wales, indicating the number of unemployed people in each such category.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe following is the latest comprehensive information available:
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Numbers registered as unemployed at employment offices/jobcentres in Wales: 6 March 1981 Broad Occupational Groups: Managerial and Professional 10,105 Clerical and Related 17,125 Other Non-Manual Occupations including selling and security 9,298 Craft and similar occupations, including Foreman in Processing and Production industries 17,659 General Labourers 54,208 Other Manual Occupations including Farming and Fishing 28,805 All Occupations 137,200
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the estimated number of unemployed men in Wales who are over the age of 60 years.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsOn 9 April 1981, the latest date for which comprehensive information is available, 11,278 men aged 60 and over were registered as unemployed.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many of the registered unemployed persons in Gwynedd were previously employed in the construction industry.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsOn 14 May 1981 the figure was 2,556.
§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will provide a breakdown of those unemployed in Wales by standard industrial classification order.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe latest figures available relate to May 1981 and are as follows:
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Standard Industrial Classification Order No Registered Unemployed on 14 May 1981 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing I 2,012 Mining and Quarrying II 2,638 Food, Drink and Tobacco III 3,026 Coal and Petroleum Products IV 288 Chemicals and Allied Industries V 1,784 Metal Manufacture VI 13,903 Mechanical Engineering VII 3,823 Instrument Engineering VIII 349 Electrical Engineering IX 2,850 Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering X 343 Vehicles XI 2,491 Metal Goods not elsewhere specified XII 3,960 Textiles XIII 1,555 Leather, Leather Goods and Fur XIV 177 Clothing and Footwear XV 2,537 Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement etc XVI 1,051 Timber Furniture etc XVII 1,342 Paper, Printing and Publishing XVIII 1,252 Other Manufacturing Industries XIX 3,297 Construction XX 26,265 Gas, Electricity and Water XXI 555 Transport and Communications XXII 5,360 Distributive Trades XXIII 12,246 Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services XXIV 2,221 Professional and Scientific Services XXV 5,521 Miscellaneous Services XXVI 12,630 Public Administration and Defence XXVII 7,535
Standard Industrial Classification Order No Registered Unemployed on 14 May 1981 Unclassified by Industry 27,711 Total 148,722
§ Mr. John Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many young persons in Wales have been unemployed for six months or more.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsOn 9 April 1981, the latest date for which comprehensive figures are available, 8,539 persons aged under 20 years had been registered as unemployed for over six months.