§ Mr. Trewasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of registered unemployed in the construction industry at the latest convenient date; and what was their breakdown by trade, by age, by region, and by level of earnings when last employed.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the available information:
REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT 10TH JANUARY, 1972 WHO LAST WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Total Temporarily stopped included in total South East 26,715 43 East Anglia 3,565 9 South West 8,304 7 West Midlands 12,842 36 East Midlands 7,945 78 Yorkshire and Humberside 16,105 349 North West 23,498 43 North 18,090 108 Wales 13,156 104 Scotland 31,124 89 Great Britain 161,344 866 The only age analysis available for the industry distinguishes between those under and over 18 years:
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT 10TH JANUARY, 1972 IN GREAT BRITAIN WHO LAST WORKED IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Total Temporarily stopped included in total Men aged 18 years and over 155,760 847 Boys under 18 years 4,332 18 Women aged 18 years and over 1,123 1 Girls under 18 years 129 — Total, males and females 161,344 866 An occupational analysis is made of the number of men aged 18 and over registered as wholly unemployed:
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OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBER OF MEN AGED 18 YEARS AND OVER INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE FIGURES WHO WERE REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED IN GREAT BRITAIN Carpenter, joiner, shutterer 6,240 Bricklayer 3,317 Mason, stone carver 181 Slater, tiler, thatcher, etc. 1,141 Plasterer 1,290 Floor and wall tiler, etc. 525 Painter, decorator, signwriter 10,412 Plumber, gas fitter, etc. 4,793 Glazier 171 Paviour, road etc., surface layer 782 Steel erector, sheeter 3,323 Electrician, cable jointer, linesman 3,755 Mechanical handling plant, etc. operator 4,126 Erector, millwright, maintenance fitter 1,175 Miscellaneous building and civil engineering worker 12,020 Labourer 76,059 General foreman 593 All other occupations 25,010 Total, All occupations 154,913 The statistics do not indicate the level of earnings received by unemployed people when last employed.