§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of people living in(a) Lancashire, (b) greater Manchester, (c) Merseyside
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Unfilled vacancies analysed by industry—5 August 1988 Industrial classification North-west region Lancashire County Jobcentres covering Burnley constituency Jobcentres covering Pendle constituency Jobcentres covering Rossendale & Darwen constituency Jobcentres covering Hyndburn constituency Agriculture forestry and fishing 96 28 2 1 0 1 Coal extraction 5 0 0 0 0 0 Mineral oil and natural gas extraction 1 1 0 0 0 0 Mineral oil processing 7 0 0 0 0 0 Nuclear fuel production 2 0 0 0 0 0 Gas, electricity and water 105 21 0 0 0 2 Extraction of other minerals and ores 9 2 0 0 0 0 Metal manufacture 29 7 1 3 0 1 Manufacture of non-metallic products 83 21 2 6 4 2 Chemical industry 201 58 8 6 31 0 Production of man-made fibres 1 1 0 0 0 1 and (d) Cheshire who have never worked since leaving school; and if he will indicate how many people under the age of 18 are in this situation in each area.
§ Mr. LeeThe following information is in the Library. The table shows the number of unemployed claimants in the requested counties who had not entered employment since leaving full-time education along with those aged under 18 in this group on 8 September 1988. These figures include some temporary over-recording.
Unemployed school-leavers, 8 September 1988 Total Aged under 18 Lancashire 3,542 526 Greater Manchester 11,632 1,845 Merseyside 12,943 2,034 Cheshire 3,456 511
§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of unemployed people in(a) Burnley and (b) Pendle who have been unemployed (i) for more than one year and (ii) for more than two years.
§ Mr. LeeThe following information is in the Library. The table shows the number of unemployed claimants for the requested durations in Pendle travel-to-work area and Burnley travel-to-work area on 14 July 1988.
Unemployed claimants—14 July 1988 Travel-to-work One year and over two years and over Burnley 1,537 1,070 Pendle 949 614
§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of vacancies which exist by industrial classification in(a) the north-west, (b) Lancashire, (c) the Burnley constituency, (d) the Pendle constituency, (e) the Rossendale and Darwen constituency and (f) the Hyndburn constituency: and if he will list other vacancies according to whatever similar criteria his Department uses for the same areas.
§ Mr. LeeFollowing is the available information, which is also in the Library. The tables show the number of unfilled vacancies analysed by industry at jobcentres in the north-west region, the county of Lancashire and at jobcentres covering areas closely corresponding to the requested parliamentary constituency areas on 5 August 1988, the latest available date.
Recent research has confirmed that, nationally, about a third of vacancies are notified to jobcentres. Estimates arenot available disaggregated by local area or industry.
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Industrial classification North-west region Lancashire County Jobcentres covering Burnley constituency Jobcentres covering Pendle constituency Jobcentres covering Rossendale & Darwen constituency Jobcentres covering Hyndburn constituency Manufacture of metal goods 305 99 23 22 13 6 Mechanical engineering 747 188 31 14 15 22 Manufacture: office machinery/D.P. equipment 55 3 0 0 1 0 Electrical and electronic engineering 366 87 11 4 3 9 Manufacture of motor vehicles 127 35 3 1 2 1 Shipbuilding and repairing 7 0 0 0 0 0 Manufacture: aerospace/transport equipment 191 150 4 11 1 0 Instrument engineering 35 8 0 0 1 0 Food, drink and tobacco 338 98 4 1 1 12 Textiles 323 88 2 32 15 5 Leather, footwear and clothing 785 202 25 14 44 16 Timber and furniture 328 79 16 13 17 4 Paper, printing and publishing 271 87 8 1 11 12 Other manufacturing 326 100 18 11 8 4 Construction 1,460 364 22 17 25 29 Wholesale and distribution 711 147 4 8 9 6 Retail distribution 3,639 1,009 39 138 36 37 Hotels and catering 3,384 1,267 37 43 29 41 Repair of consumer goods and vehicles 253 42 3 1 1 9 Transport 868 155 9 4 30 15 Telecommunications 142 19 0 0 0 0 Insurance, banking etc., business services 2,041 399 32 18 22 23 Public administration and defence 2,476 746 45 41 33 17 Medical and other health services 1287 372 19 8 27 3 Other services—N.E.S. 2,292 730 44 37 28 62 Speculative placings/transfers/inputs 0 0 0 0 0 0
§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many unemployed building workers there are in the north-west.
§ Mr. LeeInformation from the labour force survey indicates that in spring 1987 there were an estimated 13,000 people in the north-west who were currently unemployed and whose last employment (within the previous three years) was in building work in the construction industry. An occupational analysis of the Department's monthly claimant unemployment count is not available.