HC Deb 08 August 1972 vol 842 cc344-51W
Dr. Dickson Mabon

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many building operatives are unemployed at the latest count; listed by trade; what are the regional figures; and what is the comparison with the last two years.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the available information

OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBERS OF MEN AGED 18 YEARS AND OVER REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED WHO LAST WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
July, 1970 South East East Anglia South West West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside North West North Wales Scotland Great Britain
Carpenter, joiner, shuttere[...] … … 980 79 266 252 188 498 526 562 199 1,174 4,724
Bricklayer … … … … … 397 67 142 182 107 288 376 288 152 495 2,494
Mason, stone carver … … … 18 1 46 2 2 10 15 4 4 63 165
Slater, tiler, thatcher … … … 111 14 29 39 18 50 105 63 23 269 721
Plasterer … … … … … 199 22 60 60 45 98 161 130 99 203 1,077
Floor and wall tiler, etc. … … 74 4 13 50 19 41 49 43 8 74 375
Painter, decorator, signwriter … … 1,344 77 298 317 164 329 511 301 198 390 3,929
Plumber, gas fitter, etc. … … … 596 60 162 199 110 325 481 404 116 443 2,896
Glazier … … … … … 35 — 9 13 4 11 20 14 3 28 137
Pavior, road etc., surface layer … … 101 4 8 33 28 35 70 57 8 68 412
Miscellaneous building and civil engineering workers … … … 1,615 126 195 345 250 689 536 869 421 1,308 6,354
Steel erector, sheeter … … … 277 28 81 127 88 250 215 211 137 245 1,659
Electrician, cable jointer, linesman … 392 30 118 125 85 229 242 201 105 392 1,919
Mechanical handling plant operator … 222 54 48 97 80 170 180 183 125 296 1,455
Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter 65 11 20 29 25 48 50 51 106 90 495
Labourer … … … … … 6,511 831 2511 2,905 2,656 4,767 6,016 5,548 4,181 10,098 46,024
Others … … … … … 3,230 362 781 1,105 668 1,132 1,546 1,287 984 2,149 13,244
Total, all occupations … … 16,167 1,770 4,787 5,880 4,537 8,970 11,099 10,216 6,869 17,785 88,080
OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBERS OF MEN AGED 18 YEARS AND OVER REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED WHO LAST WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
July, 1970 South East East Anglia South West West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside North West North Wales Scotland Great Britain
Carpenter, joiner, shutterer … … 828 101 186 380 126 382 557 662 244 1,581 5,047
Bricklayer … … … … … 278 67 79 211 105 228 359 295 105 789 2,516
Mason, stone carver … … … 13 — 39 7 — 8 12 8 9 58 154
Slater, tiler, thatcher … … … 93 8 48 60 31 68 161 122 49 392 1,032
Plasterer … … … … … 154 21 47 54 40 99 156 78 87 276 1,012
Floor and wall tiler etc. … … 54 3 18 35 19 31 38 36 14 72 320
Painter, decorator, signwriter … … 1,512 149 311 419 233 426 647 385 237 629 4,948
Plumber, gas fitter, etc. … … … 865 63 145 251 130 391 601 453 168 1,109 4,176
Glazier … … … … … 43 2 4 12 5 16 16 11 4 52 165
Pavior, road etc., surface layer … … 87 5 16 56 25 35 132 60 9 100 525
Miscellaneous building and civil engineering workers … … … 1,722 191 223 671 258 673 907 1,038 516 2,383 8,582
Steel erector, sheeter … … … 331 30 61 156 124 231 286 319 181 456 2,175
Electrician, cable jointer, linesman … 622 85 148 182 127 313 497 297 160 950 3,381
Mechanical handling plant operator … 248 55 85 185 105 204 243 295 179 501 2,100
Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter 104 11 18 47 38 83 115 151 46 188 801
Labourer … … … … … 7,137 1,274 3,184 3,908 3,164 5,975 8,432 7,472 5,107 12,629 58,282
Others … … … … … 4,063 434 832 1,912 849 1,627 2,328 1,637 1,328 3,618 18,628
Total, all occupations … … 18,154 2,499 5,444 8,546 5,379 10,790 15,487 13,319 8,443 25,783 113,844
OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBERS OF MEN AGED 18 YEARS AND OVER REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED WHO LAST WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
July, 1970 South East East Anglia South West West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside North West North Wales Scotland Great Britain
Carpenter, joiner, Shutterer … … 513 70 95 296 77 189 617 128 148 900 3,033
Bricklayer … … … … … 177 39 48 169 44 125 272 77 57 327 1,335
Mason, stone carver … … … 23 — 20 12 2 4 21 3 1 24 110
Slater, tiler, thatcher … … … 111 10 23 75 25 49 98 9[...] 20 291 795
Plasterer … … … … … 85 18 27 47 21 44 107 7 41 203 600
Floor and wall tiler, etc. … … 56 — 11 38 9 20 55 39 12 62 302
Painter, decorator, signwriter … … 1,221 99 222 440 177 296 721 226 180 562 4,144
Plumber, gas fitter, etc. … … … 728 51 104 255 85 269 794 341 293 643 3,563
Glazier … … … … … 27 3 9 14 5 5 10 9 2 48 132
Pavior, road etc., surface layer … … 85 3 16 47 20 35 144 46 4 75 475
Miscellaneous building and civil engineering workers … … … 1,697 146 282 638 314 615 967 794 606 1,964 8,023
Steel erector, sheeter … … … 353 27 60 154 91 193 353 334 403 416 2,384
Electrician, cable jointer, linesman … 568 48 124 180 81 211 602 299 341 741 3,195
Mechanical handling plant operator … 254 25 72 166 92 184 305 253 155 352 1,858
Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter 96 12 25 66 46 84 143 138 126 173 909
Labourer … … … … … 7,357 975 2,890 4,274 3,276 6,507 10,800 7 927 5,596 12,482 62,084
Others … … … … … 4,185 400 992 2,131 845 1,496 3,003 1,827 1,987 3,477 20,343
Total, all occupations … … 11,633 1,387 3,907 6,471 4,167 8,087 13,946 9,892 7,709 16,132 83,336