§ Mr. Brooksasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will now indicate the number of persons employed in ship-building on Merseyside, the number of shipbuilding workers registered as unemployed, and her forecast of the approximate number of persons likely to be employed in shipbuilding within the development area during the remainder of 1970.
§ Mr. Dell:At June, 1968, the latest date for which information is available there were 17,200 employees in employment in shipbuilding and ship-repairing (minimum list heading 370.1 of the Standard Industrial Classification) in the Merseyside development area. A corresponding estimate for June 1969 should become available within the next few weeks. At 13th April, 1970, the number of persons registered as unemployed in this area who last worked in shipbuilding and ship-repairing was 1,113. The Government have shown their concern to maintain employment in shipbuilding by the assistance they have provided for Cammell Lairds.
§ Mr. Brooksasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will give details of the present unemployment situation in the Merseyside travel-to-work area, specifying in particular the major skills and 593W trades affected, the duration of unemployment, the extent of frictional unemployment, and the age structure of the unemployed; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. Dell:Following is the information, showing in each case the latest available statistics for the Merseyside development area:
OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBERS OF MEN AND WOMEN REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED IN THE MERSEYSIDE DEVELOPMENT AREA AT 9TH MARCH, 1970 Men Farmworkers, fishermen etc 65 Electrical and electronic workers 310 Engineering and allied trades workers 1,786 Woodworkers 634 Clothing, etc. workers 73 Food, drink and tobacco workers 70 Construction workers 1,157 Painters and decorators 736 Drivers, etc. of stationary engines, cranes, etc. 304 Transport and communication workers 1,728 Warehousemen, packers, etc. 174 Clerical workers 1,608 Shop assistants 320 Service, sport and recreation workers 910 Administrative, professional, technical workers 792 Labourers 15,376 Others 166 Grand Total 26,209
Women Engineering and allied trades workers 76 Clothing, etc. workers 92 Food, drink and tobacco workers 34 Paper and printing workers 33 Transport and communication workers 121 Warehouse workers, packers, etc. 245 Clerical workers 807 Shop assistants 350 Service, sport and recreation workers 441 Administrative, professional, technical workers 150 Factory hands 511 Charwomen, cleaners 139 Others 179 Grand Total 3,178
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DURATION ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED IN THE MERSEYSIDE DEVELOPMENT AREA AT 13TH APRIL, 1970 Males Females Total Up to 8 weeks 10,799 2,496 13,295 Over 8 and up to13 weeks 3,639 552 4,191 Over 13 and up to26 weeks 4,839 509 5,348 Over 26 and up to52 weeks 4,275 310 4,585 Over 52 weeks 4,525 239 4,764
AGE ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBERS REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED IN THE MERSEYSIDE DEVELOPMENT AREA AT 12TH JANUARY, 1970 Males Female Total Under 18 … 1,281 603 1,884 18–19 … 2,054 611 2,665 20–24 … 4,485 831 5,316 25–29 … 3,302 303 3,605 30–34 … 3,013 171 3,184 35–39 … 2,708 144 2,852 40–44 … 2,360 163 2,523 45–49 … 2,087 224 2,311 50–54 … 1,530 226 1,756 55–59 … 1,579 284 1,863 60–64 … 2,980 18 3,112 65 and over … 114 Total, all ages … 27,493 3,578 31.071 I am well aware of the level and nature of unemployment on Merseyside and I have every confidence that the Government's regional policies will continue to provide a substantial number of new job opportunities