§ 65. Mr. Urwinasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many building operatives are unemployed at the
MEN AGED 18 AND OVER REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED WHO LAST WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY (MINIMUM LIST HEADING 500 OF THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION) May, 1971 South East East Anglia South Western West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humber side Carpenter, joiner, shutterer … 1,013 146 244 493 200 555 Bricklayer … 361 107 93 264 147 333 Mason, stone carver … 24 — 31 11 2 17 Slater, tiler, thatcher, etc. … 142 11 44 64 36 78 Plasterer … 192 29 50 85 50 100 Floor and wall tiler, etc. … 72 4 15 41 14 36 Painter, decorator, signwriter … 2,045 200 363 527 293 543 Plumber, gas fitter, etc. … 1,136 98 176 329 187 404 Glazier … 45 5 6 13 4 23 Pavior, road, etc. surface layer … 109 5 14 45 26 44 Steel erector, sheeter … 375 41 70 185 137 292 Electrician, cable jointer, linesman … 798 92 140 178 123 349 Mechanical handling plant, etc. operator … 313 74 82 179 123 231 Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter … 125 20 14 53 44 96 Miscellaneous building and civil engineering worker … 2,012 274 212 659 210 739 Labourer … 7,977 1,336 3,435 3,690 3,382 6,135 Foreman … 108 14 49 77 39 77 All other occupations … 4,417 517 801 1,912 869 1,556 Total, all occupations … 21,264 2,973 5,839 8,805 5,886 11,608 134W
May, 1971 North Western Northern Wales Scotland Great Britain Carpenter, joiner, shutterer … 709 828 257 1,709 6,154 Bricklayer … 381 346 172 814 3,018 Mason, stone carver … 16 12 8 63 184 Slater, tiler, thatcher, etc … 146 107 45 356 1,029 Plasterer … 189 104 115 281 1,195 Floor and wall tiler, etc. … 64 34 12 99 391 Painter, decorator, signwriter … 914 464 286 733 6,368 Plumber, gas fitter, etc. … 678 593 155 1,058 4,814 Glazier … 15 12 4 43 170 Pavior, road, etc. surface layer … 137 69 13 100 562 Steel erector, sheeter … 269 326 171 434 2,300 Electrician, cable jointer, linesman … 433 368 148 820 3,449 Mechanical handling plant, etc. operator … 256 281 214 440 2,193 Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter … 105 161 62 154 837 Miscellaneous building and civil engineering worker … 765 1,126 458 2,045 8,500 Labourer … 8,056 7,189 5,239 12,608 59,047 Foreman … 52 72 23 100 611 All other occupations … 2,163 1,681 1,228 3,484 18,628 Total, all occupations … 15,348 13,776 8,610 25,341 119,450 latest count, listed by trade, what are the regional figures, and what is the comparison with each of the last four years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
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May, 1970 South East East Anglia South Western West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humber side Carpenter, joiner, shutterer … 1,299 139 313 301 281 839 Bricklayer … 642 66 201 261 193 530 Mason, stone carver … 18 — 49 3 1 12 Slater, tiler, thatcher, etc. … 143 15 40 38 21 74 Plasterer … 279 34 88 94 80 189 Floor and wall tiler, etc. … 77 1 25 43 18 64 Painter, decorator, signwriter … 2,090 160 431 433 267 564 Plumber, gas fitter, etc. … 878 74 221 271 180 593 Glazier … 54 3 11 27 7 25 Pavior, road, etc. surface layer … 111 6 13 27 27 39 Steel erector, sheeter … 318 44 72 150 129 440 Electrician, cable jointer, linesman … 483 44 136 160 112 334 Mechanical handling plant, etc. operator … 267 50 62 108 105 212 Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter … 95 12 18 40 22 66 Miscellaneous building and civil engineering worker … 1,882 115 209 399 232 996 Labourer … 7,422 1,036 2,807 2,981 2,933 4,896 Foreman … 162 7 54 69 39 51 All other occupations … 3,444 293 802 1,220 681 1,378 Total, all occupations … 19,664 2,099 5,552 6,625 5,328 11,302 136W 137W
May, 1970 North Western Northern Wales Scotland Great Britain Carpenter, joiner, shutterer … 772 739 266 1,238 6,187 Bricklayer … 537 398 193 531 3,552 Mason, stone carver … 11 7 6 59 166 Slater, tiler, thatcher, etc. … 106 82 30 277 826 Plasterer … 192 197 102 172 1,427 Floor and wall tiler, etc. … 61 62 13 55 419 Painter, decorator, signwriter … 752 499 280 511 5,987 Plumber, gas fitter, etc. … 540 475 159 374 3,765 Glazier … 21 13 5 33 199 Pavior, road, etc. surface layer … 80 64 5 65 437 Steel erector, sheeter … 240 295 147 256 2,091 Electrician, cable jointer, linesman … 342 301 146 317 2,375 Mechanical handling plant, etc. operator … 171 195 149 306 1,625 Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter … 65 63 38 70 489 Miscellaneous building and civil engineering worker … 549 738 440 1,519 7,079 Labourer … 6,224 6,185 4,685 9,244 48,413 Foreman … 55 44 22 113 616 All other occupations … 1,594 1,326 1,072 2,316 14,126 Total, all occupations … 12,312 11,683 7,758 17,456 99,779
May, 1969 South East East Anglia South Western West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humber side Carpenter, joiner, shutterer … 1,165 118 274 298 239 614 Bricklayer … 625 89 181 253 169 492 Mason, stone carver … 27 — 59 5 3 9 Slater, tiler, thatcher, etc. … 131 13 29 47 16 70 Plasterer … 255 32 84 81 60 184 Floor and wall tiler, etc. … 95 2 15 24 12 51 Painter, decorator, signwriter … 2,075 145 336 390 212 514 Plumber, gas fitter, etc. … 704 60 150 161 91 225 Glazier … 41 3 9 18 8 24 Pavior, road, etc. surface layer … 80 5 14 24 19 38 Steel erector, sheeter … 260 27 65 136 149 259 Electrician, cable jointer, linesman … 470 44 89 80 82 291 Mechanical handling plant, etc. operator … 244 32 61 89 119 153 Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter … 76 6 14 15 33 35 Miscellaneous building and civil engineering worker … 1,841 143 195 445 248 583 Labourer … 7,437 927 2,830 2,973 2,677 5,192 Foreman … 149 9 37 61 23 76 All other occupations … 3,415 256 706 1,053 573 977 Total, all occupations … 19,090 1,911 5,148 6,153 4,733 9,787 138W 139W
May 1969 North Western Northern Wales Scotland Great Britain Carpenter, joiner, shutterer … 554 814 260 669 5,005 Bricklayer … 360 435 237 224 3,065 Mason, stone carver … 17 10 11 39 180 Slater, tiler, thatcher, etc. … 69 46 35 242 698 Plasterer … 142 144 105 136 1,223 Floor and wall tiler, etc. … 37 64 13 38 351 Painter, decorator, signwriter … 683 335 330 374 5,394 Plumber, gas fitter, etc. … 414 397 130 377 2,709 Glazier … 10 9 5 18 145 Pavior, road, etc. surface layer … 69 47 12 53 361 Steel erector, sheeter … 275 301 169 154 1,795 Electrician, cable jointer, linesman … 291 393 146 355 2,241 Mechanical handling plant, etc. operator … 150 155 1 95 193 1,391 Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter … 44 56 53 50 382 Miscellaneous building and civil engineering worker … 483 841 452 1,036 6,267 Labourer … 5,902 6,277 5,085 8,910 48,210 Foreman … 41 32 14 30 472 All other occupations … 1,350 1,474 1,150 1,588 12,542 Total, all occupations … 10,891 11,830 8,402 14,486 92,431
May, 1968 South East East Anglia South Western West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humber side Carpenter, joiner, shutterer … 990 62 202 333 173 371 Bricklayer … 524 49 152 241 120 275 Mason, stone carver … 43 1 39 5 — 10 Slater, tiler, thatcher, etc. … 129 5 37 70 21 42 Plasterer … 284 17 69 93 30 74 Floor and wall tiler, etc. … 117 3 10 27 14 34 Painter, decorator, signwriter … 2,486 114 313 517 231 414 Plumber, gas fitter, etc. … 689 63 157 168 94 335 Glazier … 36 4 6 12 3 16 Pavior, road, etc. surface layer … 87 6 17 39 13 50 Steel erector, sheeter … 307 39 93 182 95 328 Electrician, cable jointer, linesman … 646 55 189 132 86 270 Mechanical handling plant, etc. operator … 215 33 63 104 95 191 Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter … 84 7 16 32 22 118 Miscellaneous building and civil engineering worker … 1,707 133 194 553 343 654 Labourer … 9,717 1,048 2,953 4,228 3,329 5,981 Foreman … 144 7 62 37 26 26 All other occupations … 3,630 315 674 1,227 561 1,189 Total, all occupations … 21,835 1,961 5,246 8,000 5,256 10,378 140W 141W
May, 1968 North Western Northern Wales Scotland Great Britain Carpenter, joiner, shutterer … 379 322 194 252 3,278 Bricklayer … 266 235 145 173 2,180 Mason, stone carver … 21 2 12 23 156 Slater, tiler, thatcher, etc. … 62 39 49 52 506 Plasterer … 112 58 115 90 942 Floor and wall tiler, etc. … 39 54 14 43 355 Painter, decorator, signwriter … 643 386 324 362 5,790 Plumber, gas fitter, etc. … 347 299 127 297 2,576 Glazier … 19 3 5 14 118 Pavior, road, etc. surface layer … 54 29 11 28 334 Steel erector, sheeter … 259 412 182 183 2,080 Electrician, cable jointer, linesman … 300 272 152 368 2,470 Mechanical handling plant, etc. operator … 123 150 173 200 1,347 Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter … 31 68 22 66 466 Miscellaneous building and civil engineering worker … 552 494 707 1,036 6,373 Labourer … 6,641 7,228 4,821 8,411 54,357 Foreman … 42 30 25 31 430 All other occupations … 1,277 1,816 1,244 1,713 13,646 Total, all occupations … 11,167 11,897 8,322 13,342 97,404
May, 1967 South East East Anglia South Western West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humber side Carpenter, joiner, shutterer … 1,533 99 280 197 140 154 Bricklayer … 647 48 126 183 79 169 Mason, stone carver … 39 1 35 2 2 6 Slater, tiler, thatcher, etc. … 137 4 25 56 13 35 Plasterer … 333 20 81 60 36 47 Floor and wall tiler, etc. … 111 5 10 20 9 32 Painter, decorator, signwriter … 2,744 154 372 418 204 332 Plumber, gas fitter, etc. … 828 50 109 176 57 165 Glazier … 31 3 1 6 6 9 Pavior, road, etc. surface layer … 70 3 13 23 18 15 Steel erector, sheeter … 290 36 44 140 99 211 Electrician, cable jointer, linesman … 570 65 128 92 47 149 Mechanical handling plant, etc. operator … 218 12 72 72 68 71 Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter … 128 6 13 50 14 36 Miscellaneous building and civil engineering worker … 2,029 131 194 774 291 583 Labourer … 9,419 1,150 2,904 2,888 2,583 3,831 Foreman … 104 5 32 32 32 54 All other occupations … 3,270 254 691 1,051 527 833 Total, all occupations … 22,491 2,046 5,130 6,240 4,225 6,732
May, 1967 North Western Northern Wales Scotland Great Britain Carpenter, joiner, shutterer … 319 296 222 330 3,570 Bricklayer … 219 240 137 234 2,082 Mason, stone carver … 7 12 7 23 134 Slater, tiler, thatcher, etc. … 68 36 39 85 498 Plasterer … 96 51 97 114 935 Floor and wall tiler, etc. … 47 19 6 40 299 Painter, decorator, signwriter … 519 345 193 352 5,633 Plumber, gas fitter, etc. … 349 203 134 265 2,336 Glazier … 18 5 3 9 81 Pavior, road, etc. surface layer … 57 12 7 28 246 Steel erector, sheeter … 203 338 133 223 1,717 Electrician, cable jointer, linesman … 310 204 150 386 2,101 Mechanical handling plant, etc. operator … 101 93 159 190 1,056 Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter … 55 58 50 52 462 Miscellaneous building and civil engineering worker … 442 458 736 720 6,358 Labourer … 5,698 6,129 4,769 8,204 47,575 Foreman … 37 39 16 38 389 All other occupations … 1,194 1,425 1,165 1,779 12,189 Total, all occupations … 9,739 9,963 8,023 13,072 87,661
§ Mr. Urwinasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of national employment is represetned by building operatives.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt June, 1970, the latest available date, 5.9 per cent. of all employees in employment in Great Britain were in the construction industry (minimum list heading 500 of the Standard Industrial Classification).