City of Lincoln

HC Deb 06 February 1957 vol 564 cc62-3W

Mr. de Freitas

asked the Minister of Labour the numbers of men and women, respectively, at the most recent convenient date, unemployed in the City of Lincoln, showing their trades; and how the numbers compare with those for the same date in 1954, 1955 and 1956.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The following table gives the information desired:

NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF LINCOLN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES
Industry	11th January, 1954	10th January, 1955	16th January, 1956	14th January, 1957
Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total
Building and civil engineering engineering contracting	31	—	31	32	—	32	39	—	39	72	—	72
Distributive trades	18	10	28	20	5	25	14	16	30	35	23	58
Agriculture and horticulture	21	8	29	9	6	15	8	6	14	20	8	28
Catering, hotels, etc.	8	15	23	3	11	14	8	7	15	15	12	27
Non-electrical engineering	12	1	13	18	1	19	10	3	13	18	5	23
Local government service	11	—	11	5	—	5	5	1	6	12	1	13
Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles and aircraft	—	—	—	3	—	3	1	—	1	7	5	12
Bread and flour confectionery	—	—	—	—	1	1	4	—	4	9	1	10
National Government Service	8	1	9	4	2	6	3	1	4	6	2	8
Other industries and services	59	33	92	66	20	86	70	36	106	135	55	190
TOTAL—All industries and services	168	68	236	160	46	206	162	70	232	329	112	441