§ 29. Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the numbers of unemployed in Great Britain 194W in total and by region, respectively; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. R. CarrThe provisional total number registered as unemployed in Great Britain at 8th February was 721,143 which is 3.1 per cent. The information by region is as follows:
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT AT 8TH FEBRUARY, 1971 (PROVISIONAL) Registered Un-employed Percentage Rate South East … … 149,011 1.9 East Anglia … … 19,476 3.0 South Western … … 46,597 3.5 West Midlands … … 64,060 2.8 East Midlands … … 39,990 2.8 Yorkshire and Humberside … … 69,635 3.4 North Western … … 102,226 3.5 Northern … … 68,839 5.2 Wales … … 43,053 4.4 Scotland … … 118,256 5.5 Great Britain … … 721,143 3.1
§ 33. Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is now the level of unemployment; and how this compares with the highest and lowest figures for recent years, bearing in mind the change in the total number in employment.
§ Mr. R. CarrAt 8th February the provisional rate of the total numbers registered as unemployed in Great Britain was 3.1 per cent.
The following table shows the highest and lowest rates in each year from 1965 to 1970:
HIGHEST AND LOWEST PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR GREAT BRITAIN, 1965 AND 1970 Highest Lowest Month per cent. Month per cent. 1965 January … 1.6 June … … 1.2 1966 December … 2.4 June … … 1.1 1967 February … 2.6 July … … 2.1 1968 January … 2.7 July … … 2.2 1969 January … 2.6 June … … 2.2 1970 January … 2.7 June … … 2.4
§ 39. Mr. John Fraserasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement about the latest unemployment figures.
§ Mr. R. CarrBetween January and February the total number of persons 195W registered as unemployed increased by 30,806 to 721,143 or 3.1 per cent. of all employees. This increase included 21,745 who were temporarily stopped from work.
§ 41. Dr. Gilbertasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the latest unadjusted unemployment figures; and by what amount these have risen since June, 1970.
§ Mr. R. CarrThe provisional total number of persons registered as unemployed in Great Britain at 8th February, 1971 was 721,143. This was 174,566 higher than the figure at 8th June, 1970.
§ 45. Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current unemployment rate among specifically unskilled manual workers in each of the administrative regions.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithStatistics for the group of unskilled manual workers, both in and out of employment, will be collected in the Census of Population which
NUMBERS OF MEN AND WOMEN REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED AND NOTIFIED VACANCIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN REMAINING UNFILLED IN DECEMBER, 1970 FOR CERTAIN GROUPS OF OCCUPATIONS Solent* South East Great Britain Wholly unemployed Unfilled vacancies Wholly unemployed Unfilled vacancies Wholly unemployed Unfilled vacancies Certain skilled occupations† … 1,367 395 13,815 12,106 57,690 27,339 Labouring occupations, including factory hands … … … 3,831 300 42,093 9,474 279,923 17,911 Administrative, professional and technical workers … … 835 537 13,462 9,584 36,358 24,090 Other occupations … … 4,084 1,099 53,754 36,404 200,910 87,986 Total, all occupations … … 10,117 2,331 123,124 67,568 574 881 157,326 *The area covered by the Portsmouth, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, Southampton, Eastleigh, Hythe, Romsey and Woolston Employment Exchanges and the Isle of Wight. † Certain occupations generally regarded as skilled in the engineering, construction, vehicle building, woodworking and printing industries. The vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not purport to measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.
§ 66. Mr. Rossasked the Secretary of of State for Employment if he will state, for the latest available date, the number of male and female workers unemployed, the unemployment percentage in each case, and the aggregate number of unemployed and the unemployment percentage that figure represents, for the Kilmarnock, Stewarton and Newmilns exchange areas; and for each of the exchange areas now listed as included in Special Development Areas in Scotland, England and Wales.
196Wis to be held in April. The statistics which are collected in between the Censuses of Population do not have the degree of detail needed to give valid estimates of unemployment rates for this group in the form requested.
§ 54. Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details of the rate of unemployment and the level of job availability in the Solent area, in South-East England and in the country as a whole at the latest available date for each of the following categories, skilled workers, unskilled workers, and professional workers.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithMy Department does not calculate rates of unemployment for groups of occupations.
There are no universally accepted definitions of skilled and unskilled workers. However, the following table shows the numbers registered as wholly unemployed and the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled in certain occupational groups:
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt 8th February, 1971, there were 1,639 persons, 1,232 male and 407 females registered as unemployed in the area covered by the Kilmarnock Employment Exchange, which includes Stewarton and Newmilns. The percentage rates of unemployment were 5.8 for males, 3.1 for females and 4.7 in total.
The following table shows the provisional numbers registered as unemployed 197W at 8th February in each of the Employment Exchange areas which have been listed as Special Development Areas. Some of the rates of unemployment in these areas have been calculated and the remainder will be ready in a few days. A full list will be sent to the right hon. Member as soon as they are all available.
PROVISIONAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT 8TH FEBRUARY, 1971 IN SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS. Northern Region Males Females Total Ashington … … 1,007 113 1,120 Bedlington … … 682 83 765 Blyth … … 1,047 90 1,137 Haltwhistle … … 64 20 84 Millom … … 184 29 213 Seaton Delaval … 405 48 453 Chester-le-Street … 789 97 886 Birtley … … 228 29 257 Houghton-le-Spring 818 140 958 Consett … … 565 140 705 Lanchester … … 107 28 135 Stanley … … 950 101 1,051 Bishop Auckland … 847 78 925 Crook … … 615 54 669 Shildon … … 159 16 175 Spennymoor … … 882 76 958 Hartlepool … … 2,061 457 2,518 Hartlepool Headland 328 15 343 Peterlee … … 1,074 181 1,255 Wingate … … 611 38 649 Blaydon … … 807 117 924 East Boldon … … 287 26 313 Elswick … … 1,832 — 1,832 Felling … … 718 70 788 Gateshead … … 2,178 213 2,391 Jarrow and Hebburn 1,577 286 1,863 Newburn … … 410 19 429 Newcastle-on-Tyne … 3,929 867 4,796 North Shields … 1,301 252 1,553 Prudhoe … … 240 26 266 South Shields … 2,872 473 3,345 Walker … … 987 114 1,101 Wallsend … … 1,052 191 1,243 West Moor … … 601 106 707 Whitley Bay … … 741 138 879 Sunderland … … 3,030 1,137 4,167 Pallion … … 1,368 182 1,550 Seaham … … 413 237 650 Southwick … … 1,255 154 1,409 Washington … … 522 53 575 Whitehaven … … 647 225 872 Cleator Moor … 497 144 641 Workington … … 491 272 763 Aspatria … … 60 8 68 Cockermouth … 145 36 181 Maryport … … 289 82 371 198W
Wales Males Females Total Aberdare … … 594 115 709 Mountain Ash … 273 37 310 Bargoed … … 569 85 654 Blackwood … … 480 108 588 Pontlottyn … … 309 74 383 Ystrad Mynach … 268 65 333 Ebbw Vale … … 220 54 274 Abertillery … … 415 215 630 Brynmawr … … 212 37 249 Tredegar … … 267 72 339 Merthyr Tydfil … 767 106 873
Wales Males Female Totals Dowlais … … 179 25 204 Treharris … … 144 31 175 Neath … … 516 158 674 Resolven … … 86 38 124 Newbridge … … 404 62 466 Pontypridd … … 717 144 861 Ferndale … … 231 87 318 Pontyclun … … 108 19 127 Tonypandy … … 817 191 1,008 Tonyrefail … … 270 60 330 Treorchy … … 325 100 425 Cymmer … … 171 55 226 Maesteg … … 301 94 395 Ystalyfera … … 130 45 175 Amman ford … … 237 144 381 Garnant … … 64 81 145 Pontardawe … … 46 23 69
Scotland Males Females Total Cumbernauld … 387 163 550 Girvan … … 238 72 310 Kilsyth … … 262 49 311 Lesmahagow … 316 93 409 Sanquhar … … 206 87 293 Shotts … … 333 191 524 Dumbarton … … 575 132 707 Alexandria … … 738 230 968 Helensburgh … … 210 38 248 Edinburgh … … 4,774 673 5,447 Portobello … … 851 138 989 Glasgow Professional and Executive Employment Office 288 213 501 Glasgow (South Side) 3,934 363 4,297 Barrhead … … 936 80 1,016 Bridgeton … … 2,823 335 3,158 Cambuslang … … 311 77 388 Clydebank … … 2,291 280 2,571 Govan … … 2,022 347 2,369 Hillington … … 221 38 259 Kinning Park … 951 116 1,067 Kirkintilloch … 410 112 522 Maryhill … … 3,138 544 3,682 Parkhead … … 5,216 989 6,205 Partick … … 2,085 353 2,438 Rutherglen … … 955 133 1,088 Springburn … … 4,994 767 5,761 Greenock … … 1,680 889 2,569 Port Glasgow … 641 289 930 Irvine … … 440 100 540 Dalry … … 64 22 86 Kilwinning … … 135 26 161 Saltcoats … … 1,086 401 1,487 Motherwell … … 754 355 1,109 Airdrie … … 1,147 448 1,595 Bellshill … … 528 264 792 Blantyre … … 461 140 601 Carluke … … 118 65 183 Coatbridge … … 1,432 529 1,961 East Kilbride … 516 172 688 Hamilton … … 1,143 486 1,629 Larkhall … … 361 217 578 Uddington … … 430 161 591 Wishaw … … 784 440 1,224 Paisley … … 1,975 429 2,404 Johnstone … … 557 187 744 Renfrew … … 273 88 361