§ Mr. A. Edward Daviesasked the Minister of Labour if he will give details of the present number of men and women unemployed in North Staffordshire; the industries for which they are available; and what is being done to utilise their services.
§ Mr. IsaacsThe table below gives an industrial analysis of the number of men and women registered at employment exchanges in North Staffordshire as unemployed at 10th January, 1949.
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Industry Men aged 18 and over Women aged 18 and over Total Agriculture and Horticulture … … 64 — 64 Coal Mining … … 19 1 20 Bricks and Fireclay Goods … … 114 13 127 China and Earthenware (including Glazed Tiles) … … 215 18 233 Explosives and Fireworks … … 32 2 34 Ordnance and Small Arms … … 100 2 102 All Other Non-Electrical Engineering … … 82 1 83 Manufacture of Motor Vehicle sand Cycles … … 26 — 26 Rubber … … 21 1 22 Building … … 296 — 296 Civil Engineering Contracting … … 130 — 130 Goods Transport by Road … … 25 — 25 Postal, Telegraph and Wireless Communication … … 32 — 32 Distributive Trades … … 70 24 94 National Government Service … … 76 3 79 Local Government Service … … 72 3 75 Catering, Hotels, etc. … … 51 6 57 All Other Industries and Services … … 591 35 626 TOTAL—All Industries and Services … … 2,016 109 2,125 The employment exchanges are doing everything possible to place these workers in employment, and especially to overcome the difficulties of matching the qualifications of the unemployed men and the types of work available.