45. Mr. W. T. Williamsasked the Minister of Labour how many boys and girls, respectively, in Warrington who left school in July, 1963, have not yet been placed in employment; and what is the nature of the jobs in which those boys and girls who have since then been found employment have been placed.
§ Mr. WhitelawOn 9th December one of the 328 boys and two of the 288 girls who left school in July were still registered for first employment at the Warrington Youth Employment Office. As the remainder of the reply consists of a table of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the Official Report.
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YOUNG PERSONS ENTERING EMPLOYMENT, AUGUST TO NOVEMBER, 1963 WARRINGTON COUNTY BOROUGH YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OFFICE Industry Apprenticeship to skilled craft Employment leading to recognised professional qualifications Clerical employment Employment with training lasting at least a year not covered in previous columns Employment with training lasting between 8 weeks and 12 months Other employment Total Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Agriculture, forestry, fishing … … 4 — — — — — — — — — 14 — 18 — Food, drink and tobacco … 4 3 1 — 2 — — — — — 3 3 10 6 Chemicals and allied industries … … 9 — — 2 2 8 — — — — 11 13 22 23 Metal manufacture … … 25 —. —. —. 4 16 —. — — — 4 — 33 16 Engineering and electrical goods … 1 — — — 1 — — — — — 1 — 3 — Vehicles … 7 — — — — 4 — — — — 2 — 9 4 Metal goods not elsewhere specified … 17 — — — 13 14 5 — — — 20 7 55 21 Textiles … — — — — 1 2 — — — — 3 1 4 3 Leather, leather goods and fur — — — — — — — — — — 6 — 6 — Clothing and footwear … — — — — — 3 — — — 7 2 14 2 24 Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. … … — — — — 1 1 — — — — 4 3 5 4 Paper, printing and publishing … … 1 — — — 5 5 — — — — 5 14 11 19 Other manufacturing industries … … 1 — — — — — — — — — 4 — 5 — Construction … 42 — 2 — 4 5 — — — — 11 — 59 5 Gas, electricity and water … 5 — — — 1 — — — — — — — 6 — Transport and communication … … 2 — — — 1 6 — — — — 5 — 8 6 Distributive trades … 3 1 — 1 4 18 — — — — 44 88 51 108 Insurance, banking and finance … — — — — 12 20 — — — — — — 12 20 Professional and scientific services … … 1 — 2 17 — 4 — — — — — — 3 21 Miscellaneous services … 9 13 — — 1 1 — — — — 4 4 14 18 Public administration … 3 2 — 1 8 7 — — — — — — 11 10 Grand Total 134 19 5 21 60 114 5 — — 7 143 147 347 308
46. Mr. W. T. Williamsasked the Minister of Labour how many boys and girls, repectively, in Warrington are now unemployed; and what were the relative figures in December, 1962, and July, 1963.
§ Mr. WhitelawFourteen boys and 14 girls on 9th December, 1963, compared with 28 boys and 23 girls in December, 1962, and 21 boys and 28 girls in July, 1963.