HC Deb 21 February 1972 vol 831 cc234-5W
Mr. Trew

asked 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 Smith

Following 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:

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.

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