§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the num-number of unfilled vacancies for males per hundred males unemployed in 213W food, drink and tobacco, metal manufacture, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, vehicles, chemicals, construction, hotels, restaurants and insurance, banking, finance and business services in June 1973 and the corresponding figure for June 1970.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
Great Britain June 1973 June 1970 Food, drink and tobacco 44.1 23.9 Metal manufacture 46.0 48.0 Mechanical engineering 106.4 86.9 Electrical engineering 107.1 77.1 Vehicles 73.4 58.9 Chemicals and allied industries 50.0 39.1 Construction 36.9 14.2 Hotels and other residential establishments 88.3 35.6 Restaurants, cafes, snack bars 132.7 54.3 Insurance, banking, finance and business services 71.2 43.2 The statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour.
§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest estimate of the percentage of unfilled vacancies which are notified to the employment exchanges.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithI regret that 1 cannot add to my reply on 27th February to my hon. Friend the Member for Basingstoke (Mr. David Mitchell).—[Vol. 851. c. 1267–8.]
§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his latest estimate of all unfilled vacancies.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithI regret this information is not available.