§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many building workers unemployed are bricklayers, plasterers, joiners, constructional engineers, electricians, painters and labourers; and how many constructional workers are unemployed in each region.
§ Mr. John FraserThe following tables show the information available:—
Unemployed Males Registered at Employment Offices who last worked in Construction: June 1975 Analysis by Occupation: Great Britain Bricklayers 5,206 Plasterers 2,327 Carpenters and Joiners 6,817 Electricians 2,855 Painters and Decorators 8,298 Other craft and similar occupations 17,317 All other occupations, including labourers 102,741 Total, all occupations 145,561 Separate figures for constructional engineers are not available.
Analysis by Region: All occupations South East 28,537 East Anglia 3,428 South West 12,028 West Midlands 10,530 East Midlands 7,533 Yorkshire and Humberside 12,392 North West 24,864 North 15,356 Wales 12,448 Scotland 18,445 Great Britain 145,561 The tables do not include data from Careers Offices.