§ 12. Sir C. Osborneasked the Minister of Labour which industries now have a labour shortage and which a labour surplus; what general movement there is from one group to the other; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HareIn November, industries in which registered unemployed substantially outnumbered unfilled vacancies included agriculture and fish
REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED AT 13TH NOVEMBER, 1961, AND UNFILLED VACANCIES AT 8TH NOVEMBER, 1961, IN SELECTED INDUSTRIES (ADULTS ONLY) Registered unemployed Industry Wholly unemployed Temporarily stopped Total Unfilled vacancies Excess or deficiency as measured by difference between (d) and (e) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) "Surplus" industries Construction … 48,625 71 48,696 13,169 +35,527 Motor vehicle manufacture … 3,030 12,673 15,703 1,620 +14,083 Iron and steel manufacture … 5,343 9,577 14,920 1,643 +13,277 Shipbuilding and ship-repairing 10,030 91 10,121 998 +9,123 Food, drink and tobacco … 11,179 106 11,285 3,873 +7,412 Agriculture … 8,001 270 8,271 1,629 +6,643 Cotton textiles … 2,737 4,155 6,892 1,827 +5,065 Fishing … 2,341 1,920 4,261 23 +4,238 "Shortage" industries Coalmining … 3,780 2 3,782 11,953 -8,171 Clothing and footwear … 4,145 1,006 5,151 10,275 -5,124 Engineering and electrical goods 15,524 958 16,472 20,948 -4,476 Note.—The industries shown in this table are the production industries in which the excess or deficiency of unemployed over vacancies is most marked. There are also marked labour shortages and surpluses in certain service industries, including shortages in road and rail passenger transport, and surpluses in sea transport, distribution, and catering and hotels.