HC Deb 28 June 1973 vol 858 cc393-4W
Mr. William Price

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the full inspections carried out in 1972 were made by district inspectors.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The number of full or general inspections carried out in

UNFILLED VACANCIES FOR MALES PER HUNDRED MALES UNEMPLOYED
Food, drink and tobacco Metal manufacture Mechanical engineering Electrical engineering Vehicles Chemicals and allied industries Construction
June 1973 (provisional)
South East 109.6 191.9 284.7 252.3 185.1 126.8 91.0
East Anglia 109.5 150.0 295.4 137.2 138.8 117.9 98.8
South West 62.4 112.2 160.1 132.8 72.2 64.6 83.8
West Midlands 42.1 79.3 117.5 59.3 32.7 51.8 47.1
East Midlands 62.4 84.2 111.5 133.9 101.2 96.5 48.0
Yorkshire and Humberside 38.3 34.8 80.6 56.3 63.3 53.5 29.4
North West 16.3 30.3 49.1 35.9 35.4 24.3 14.5
North 28.2 10.1 33.8 23.3 54.2 16.3 19.4
Wales 30.5 17.1 56.6 44.4 31.8 22.4 17.9
Scotland 15.9 19.5 25.3 35.6 13.5 13.5 16.7
Northern Ireland 9.5 7.3 22.4 24.5 20.4 17.2 6.2
March 1972
South East 16.8 23.0 29.1 30.8 21.6 18.8 20.4
East Anglia 8.3 10.1 17.8 14.6 15.9 11.2 14.9
South West 8.2 3.5 17.8 16.0 13.3 9.0 15.3
West Midlands 6.2 5.2 8.8 8.7 4.3 8.3 6.9
East Midlands 6.3 5.4 15.0 14.9 10.7 9.6 10.8
Yorkshire and Humberside 5.6 2.9 8.6 12.2 9.4 10.3 6.0
North West 3.1 3.4 5.6 4.4 5.1 6.6 3.8
North 5.7 2.9 4.5 12.5 4.3 1.8 4.8
Wales 6.6 2.2 8.1 7.4 6.3 8.6 4.6
Scotland 1.9 2.2 2.4 5.8 1.4 1.9 2.0
Northern Ireland 3.5 7.8 3.5 5.3 3.2 1.2 2.8

Vacancy statistics relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled and do not measure the total unsatisfied demand for labour. The ratios are not adjusted to take account of season factors.

1972 by district inspectors under the Factories Act 1961 and the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 was 11,304.

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