§ 20. Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish an analysis of known job vacancies by skill category required.
§ Mr. LeeI will arrange for a table showing the number of unfilled vacancies at jobcentres in Great Britain on 8 January 1988, analysed by occupation, to be published in theOfficial Report, Vacancies have risen by nearly 20 per cent. over the last year with increases for most occupations.
Unfilled vacancies in Great Britain—8 January 1988 Occupation description Number of vacancies Managerial 10,699 Nursing 4,482 Typing and Secretarial 5,956 Clerical and Machine Operators 33,967 Selling-Distribution 22,493 Selling-Others 9,705 Security and Protective Services 5,122 Catering 29,665 Cleaning and Personal Services 30,288 Farming and Fishing 1,959 Materials Processing-Textiles/Cloth 562 Materials Processing-Food 2,226 Metal Processing 463 Metal Processing-Others 383 Making/Repairing-Textiles/Cloth 5,442 Making/Repairing-Others 5,226 Machine Operator (Engineering)-Skilled 3,401 Machine Operator (Engineering)-Unskilled 404 Toolmakers/Fitters 1,192 Installation/Maintenance 4,892 Electricians 3,088 Electronic Technicians 1,218 Welding/Fabrication 4,625 Painting 1,724 Assembling/Packaging/Inspecting 5,611 Construction-Skilled 5,203 Construction-Unskilled 1,855 Mining and Quarrying 119 Transport Operators-HGV and PSV 2,622 Transport Operators-Others 9,962 Miscellaneous 8,580