§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many vacancies there are in each of the occupations listed under Group XIV of the standard occupational analysis in each region according to the latest available statistics:
(2) how many vacancies there are in Great Britain in each of the occupations listed under Group XIV of the standard occupational analysis.
§ Mr. John FraserThe following table shows the information. The figures relate only to vacancies notified to Employment Offices and are not a measure of total vacancies.
Notified unfilled vacancies at September 1975
585W
586W 587W
South-East East Anglia South-West West Midland East Midland Yorkshire and Humberside North West North Wales Scotland Great Britain Foreman—metal making and treating … 7 1 1 2 2 1 3 5 1 2 25 Blast furnacemen … … … — — — — — — — — — — — Furnacemen (steel smelting) … … — 1 — — 1 — — 7 — — 9 Other furnacemen (metal) … … 4 — 4 5 — 3 1 1 — 2 20 Rollermen (steel) … … … … 3 — — — 1 5 — — — — 9 Metal drawers … … … … 2 — — — 3 1 — — 1 — 7 Moulders and moulder/coremakers … 24 1 — 14 15 16 16 12 2 24 124 Machine moulders, shell moulders and machine coremakers … … … 18 — 1 13 5 7 — 1 1 3 49 Die casters … … … … 7 1 5 20 3 — — — — 1 37 Smiths, forgemen … … … 12 — 2 24 6 12 10 4 1 28 99 Electroplaters … … … … 27 4 2 — — 2 5 2 — — 42 Annealers, hardeners, temperers (metal) 4 1 — 1 — 1 — 2 — — 9 Foremen—engineering machining … 38 3 4 3 — 6 3 4 6 6 73 Press and machine tool setters … … 133 5 4 39 9 19 16 10 16 9 260 Roll turners, roll grinders … … 3 — — 3 3 1 1 — 1 1 13 Other centre lathe turners … … 264 36 41 31 62 71 73 65 12 97 752 Machine tool setter operators … … 690 108 294 141 215 251 268 179 52 130 2,328 Machine tool operators (not setting-up) 347 10 108 87 27 61 80 7 8 49 784 Press and stamping machine operators 96 2 3 32 6 5 4 4 2 4 158 Automatic machine attendants/minders 13 — — 3 12 3 12 — 1 — 44 Metal polishers … … … … 36 1 5 22 1 13 5 1 2 — 86 Fettlers/dressers … … … … 5 1 2 4 13 3 2 4 — 3 37 Foremen—production fitting (metal) … 6 — 1 — 4 1 2 — — 3 17 Toolmakers, tool fitters, markers-out … 313 12 37 55 17 41 31 22 30 28 586 Precision instrument makers … … 160 10 17 — — 5 3 3 — 2 200 Metal working production fitters (fine limits) … … … … … 322 27 44 18 51 49 34 20 10 39 614 Metal working production fitter machinists (fine limits) … … 45 4 9 2 1 4 3 3 4 14 89 588W 589W
South-East East Anglia South-West West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humber-side North-west North Wales Scotland Great Britain Other metal working production fitters (not to fine limits) … … … 89 5 9 3 3 2 4 1 1 14 131 Foremen—installation and maintenance—machines and instruments … … 26 1 3 7 2 10 3 6 2 8 68 Machinery erectors and installers … 23 — 11 1 1 6 3 7 2 79 133 Maintenance fitters (non-electrical) plant and industrial machinery … … 533 61 61 92 171 111 118 122 54 177 1,500 Knitting machine mechanics (industrial) 4 — — — 16 — 5 4 — 2 31 Motor vehicle mechanics (skilled) … 832 53 127 135 112 144 168 136 58 227 1,992 Other motor vehicle mechanics … 12 — 1 — 1 1 1 — 1 2 19 Maintenance and service fitters (aircraft engines) … … … … 6 — 4 3 2 — 2 — 1 1 19 Watch and clock repairers … … 18 — 8 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 38 Instrument mechanics … … … 33 — 6 — 5 3 3 50 6 13 119 Office machinery mechanics … … 35 — 5 5 6 — 4 1 5 6 67 Foremen—production fitting and wiring (electrical/electronic) … … … 11 2 — 2 — — 1 1 — 2 19 Production fitters (electrical/electronic) 138 1 12 12 4 11 7 14 3 46 248 Production electricians … … … 80 1 6 3 6 2 2 2 — 2 104 Foremen—installation and maintenance—electrical/electronic … … … 16 — — 1 1 1 2 — — 6 27 Electricians (installation and maintenance) plant and machinery … … 339 18 32 85 68 47 65 47 28 76 805 Electricians (installation and maintenance) premises and ships … … 181 12 10 18 22 53 26 37 13 149 521 Telephone fitters … … … … 9 2 3 — — 3 1 1 — 1 20 Radio, TV and other electronic maintenance fitters and mechanics … 299 10 21 13 16 22 20 18 14 77 510 Cable jointers and linesmen … … 22 — 1 — — — 2 1 3 — 29 Foremen/supervisors—metal working—pipes, sheets, structures … … 25 3 4 3 6 1 8 6 5 11 72 590W591W
South-East East Anglia South-West West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humber side North-west North Wales Scotland Great Britain Plumbers, pipe fitters … … … 304 21 54 50 46 43 53 54 16 113 754 Heating and ventilating engineering fitters … … … … … 104 6 15 8 3 2 14 13 2 16 183 Gas fitters … … … … 32 — 2 — 1 — — — — 12 47 Sheet metal workers … … … 440 52 72 60 94 59 89 57 29 111 1,063 Platers and metal shipwrights … … 163 44 31 37 87 114 57 200 15 118 866 Caulker burners, riveters and drillers (constructional metal) … … 2 20 — 5 3 — 2 172 — 56 260 General steel workers (shipbuilding and repair) … … … … … — — — — — — — — — 1 1 Steel erectors … … … … 13 2 — 3 1 8 4 3 — 15 49 Scaffolders, stagers … … … 79 — 8 4 1 6 4 52 2 24 180 Steel benders, bar benders and fixers … 86 — 10 8 2 5 1 5 7 8 132 Welders (skilled) … … … … 250 75 61 92 105 96 74 255 52 290 1,350 Other welders … … … … 39 2 3 25 6 — 11 8 2 6 102 Foremen—other processing, making and repairing (metal and electrical) … 2 — — — — — — 2 — — 4 Goldsmiths, silversmiths and precious stone workers … … … … 33 1 4 9 — 1 5 — 4 5 62 Engravers and etchers (printing) … 15 — — 1 2 1 — 1 1 1 22 Coach and vehicle body builders/makers 167 16 6 4 3 18 22 6 7 18 267 Aircraft finishers … … … … — — — — — — — — — — — Maintenance and installation fitters (mechanical and electrical) … … 59 1 4 4 1 3 4 — — 2 78 Setter operators of woodworking and metal working machines … … 6 — — — 2 — 1 — — — 9 All other processing, making and repairing (metal and electrical) … 908 59 89 135 118 221 98 139 49 230 2,046 The table does not include notified vacancies at Careers Offices.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons are unemployed, according to the latest available statistics, under minimum list heading 370 of the standard industrial classification in each of the following employment exchange areas: Barrow-in-Furness. Birkenhead, Wallsend, Devonport, Chatham, Portsmouth, Inverkeithing, Partick, Glasgow.
§ Mr. John FraserFollowing is the information:
Number unemployed who last worked in Shipbuilding and marine engineering. Minimum List Heading 370 of the Standard Industrial Classification, at November 1975 Employment Office area Barrow-in-Furness 151 Birkenhead 360 Wallsend 258 Devonport 136 Chatham 105 Portsmouth 40 Inverkeithing 3 Partick 80 Glasgow* 217 * The figures for Glasgow relate to Glasgow South Side (including Glasgow Commercial) Govan, Hillington, Kinning Park and Maryhill Employment Office areas.