§ Mr. Andrew F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many building workers in each individual trade have been unemployed in Stockport in each of the last 18 months.
§ Mr. John FraserFollowing is the available information:
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October 1973 November1973 December 1973 January 1974 February 1974 March 1974 Cable jointers and linesmen — — — — Plumbers, pipe fitters 3 4 4 6 Heating and ventilating engineering fitters — — — 1 Gas fitters — — 1 — Steel erectors 2 2 1 — Scaffolders/stagers 7 7 11 2 Steel benders, bar benders and fixers — — — 1 Painters and decorators 6 5 13 17 Bricklayers 1 3 4 13 Fixer/walling masons — — 1 1 Plasterers 4 3 2 3 Floor and wall tilers, terrazzo workers — — — 2 Roofers and slaters — 2 2 1 Glaziers — — — — Asphalt and bitumen road surfacers — — — 1 Other roadmen — — — — Concrete erectors/assemblers — — — 1 Concrete levellers/screeders — — — — General builders 3 2 3 Mains and service layers and pipe jointers (gas, water, drainage, oil) 1 — — 1 Mechanical plant drivers/operators (earth moving and civil engineering) 1 3 4 4 Crane drivers/operators — 1 — — Fork lift and other mechanical truck drivers/operators — — — 2 All other occupations, including labourers 201 189 191 281 Total 231 229 244 356 378 350
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April 1974 May 1974 June 1974 July 1974 August 1974 September 1974 Site and other managers, agents and clerks of works, general foremen (building and civil engineering) 2 2 2 1 — 2 Carpenters and joiners (construction sites and maintenance) 3 4 1 3 6 11 Maintenance fitters (non-electrical) plant and industrial machinery 2 3 1 1 1 1 Electricians (installation and maintenance) premises and ships 3 7 6 7 6 4 Cable jointers and linesmen — — — — — — Plumbers, pipe fitters 8 14 6 6 5 7 Heating and ventilating engineering fitters — — 2 — — — Gas fitters — — — — — 1 Steel erectors 1 — — — — — Scaffolders/stagers 5 2 1 1 3 3 Steel benders, bar benders and fixers — — — — — — Painters and decorators 11 15 3 4 10 15 Bricklayers 10 14 19 18 22 31 Fixer/walling masons — — — — — — Plasterers 5 6 9 4 9 10 Floor and wall tilers, terrazzo workers — 1 — — — — Roofers and slaters 1 3 — — — — Glaziers — — — 1 — 1 Asphalt and bitumen road surfacers 1 — — — — 1 Other roadmen — 3 1 1 — — Concrete erectors/assemblers — 1 1 — — — Concrete levellers/screeders — — — — — 1 General builders 1 1 1 — 2 2
April 1974 May 1974 June 1974 July 1974 August 1974 September 1974 Mains and service layers and pipe jointers (gas, water, drainage, oil) — 2 — — 2 3 Mechanical plant drivers/operators (earth moving and civil engineering) 4 2 — — 3 3 Crane drivers/operators — — — 1 — — Fork lift and other mechanical truck drivers/operators 2 1 2 — — — All other occupations, including labourers 278 244 242 237 256 270 Total 337 325 297 285 325 366
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October 1974 November 1974 December 1974 January 1975 February 1975 March 1975 Site and other managers, agents and clerks of works, general foremen (building and civil engineering) 3 6 Not available see note 2 7 9 Carpenters and joiners (construction sites and maintenance) 8 16 30 23 Maintenance fitters (non-electrical) plant and industrial machinery 4 1 4 4 Electricians (installation and maintenance) premises and ships 7 4 10 9 Cable jointers and linesmen — 1 — 1 Plumbers, pipe fitters 9 13 22 19 Heating and ventilating engineering fitters 2 1 — 2 Gas fitters — 1 — — Steel erectors — — 3 3 Scaffolders/stagers 3 3 5 5 Steel benders, bar benders and fixers — 2 — — Painters and decorators 21 17 34 34 Bricklayers 33 37 60 53 Fixer/walling masons — — 1 1 Plasterers 15 13 20 13 Floor and wall tilers, terrazzo workers — 4 4 — Roofers and slaters 1 — 2 4 Glaziers 1 — 1 1 Asphalt and bitumen road surfacers — — 2 1 Other roadmen 1 1 3 3 Concrete erectors/assemblers — — — — Concrete levellers/screeders — 1 2 3 General builders — 1 1 1 Mains and service layers and pipe jointers (gas, water, drainage, oil) 4 4 4 5 Mechanical plant drivers/operators (earth moving and civil engineering) 5 4 6 4 Crane drivers/operators — — — — Fork lift and other mechanical truck drivers/operators 1 1 1 1 All other occupations, including labourers 246 273 307 302 Total 364 404 529 501 Notes: 1. Because of the emergency situation many workers were on a three-day week and it was not possible to compile the detailed figures for January 1974 and February 1974. 2. Owing to industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency information for December 1974 and January 1975 is not available. 3. The table does not include data from careers offices.