HC Deb 04 February 1959 vol 599 cc81-2W
Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Minister of Labour (1) if he will state the number of unemployed workers in Salford at the latest available date compared with the.

NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE SALFORD EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
Males Females Total
Date Wholly Unemployed Temporarily Stopped* Wholly Unemployed Temporarily Stopped*
13th January, 1958 937 19 184 63 1,203
8th December, 1958 1,397 163 321 223 2,104
12th January, 1959 1,494 56 375 163 2,088
* The "temporarily stopped" are persons working short-time or otherwise temporarily stood off who were not at work on the days to which the figures relate and were registering at the Employment Exchange and Youth Employment Office. Statistics of the total numbers on short-time in the area are not available.

Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number of workers unemployed in Salford at the latest available date in engineering, textiles, rubber, the docks and other main industries concerned.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The following Table gives the information desired.

NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE SALFORD EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AT 12TH JANUARY, 1959, WHOSE LAST EMPLOYMENT WAS IN THE UNDERMENTIONED INDUSTRIES
Industry Males Females Total
Non-electrical Engineering 90 17 107
Electrical Machinery and Electrical Goods 67 27 94
Textile Industries 96 192 288
Rubber 33 7 40
Port, River and Canal Transport 23 23
Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing 63 63
Dressmaking 43 45 88
Building and Civil Engineering Contracting 289 289
Sea Transport 64 64
Distributive Trades 151 40 191
Catering, Hotels, etc 34 34 68
All other Industries and Services 597 176 773
Total, All Industries and Services 1,550 538 2,088

previous month and also with the corresponding date last year;

(2) if he will state the number of workers on short time in Salford at the latest available date compared with the previous month and also with the corresponding date last year.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The following Tables give the information desired, so far as it is available.

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