§ Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what is the total number of unemployed males and females, skilled and unskilled, in the Newton parliamentary constituency currently notified to his Department; and what were the comparable figures for the same date last year;
(2) what is the total number of job vacancies, male and female, skilled and unskilled, in the Newton parliamentary constituency currently notified to his Department; and what were the comparable figures for the same date last year.
§ Mr. John FraserStatistics are not available in the precise form requested but the following table shows an analysis by occupational group of the data for employment offices at September 1974 and September 1973. The figures relate to the area covered by the Golborne, Irlam, Newton-le-Willows and Warrington employment offices, which includes most of the Newton constituency and also covers the Warrington constituency. The vacancy statistics relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and are not a measure of total vacancies. Owing to industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency the normal occupational analysis for December 1974 is not available.
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UNEMPLOYED AND UNFILLED VACANCIES IN GOLBORNE, IRLAM, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS AND WARRINGTON September 1974 September 1973 Unemployed Notified unfilled vacancies Unemployed Notified unfilled vacancies Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Managerial (general management) … … … 7 — 1 — 2 — 2 — Professional and related supporting management and administration … … … … … … 37 11 117 — 25 4 64 2 Professional and related in education, welfare and health 10 19 18 3 15 9 8 1 Literary, artistic and sports … … … … 5 3 4 1 5 1 3 1 Professional and related in science, engineering, technology and similar fields … … … … 48 4 172 — 41 4 93 1 Managerial (excluding general management) … … 56 3 118 1 23 1 101 1 Clerical and related … … … … … 200 182 37 91 172 122 61 83 Selling … … … … … … … 27 25 50 29 27 17 53 22 Security and protective service … … … … 4 — 20 — 4 — 17 — Catering, cleaning, hairdressing and other personal service … … … … … … … 8 27 11 92 9 28 9 58 Farming, fishing and related … … … … 3 — 11 — 2 — 8 — Materials processing (excluding metal) (hides, textiles, chemicals, food, drink and tobacco, wood, paper and board, rubber and plastics) … … … … 4 2 13 — 8 2 33 6 Making and repairing (excluding metal and electrical) (glass, ceramics, printing, paper products, clothing, footwear, woodworking, rubber and plastics) … … 17 4 25 23 12 2 18 34 Processing making, repairing and related (metal and electrical) (iron, steel and other metals, engineering (including installation and maintenance), vehicles and shipbuilding) … … … … … … 243 1 127 20 114 1 153 8 Painting, repetitive assembling, product inspecting, packaging and related … … … … … 19 13 6 14 7 19 26 — Construction, mining and related not identified elsewhere 166 — 11 — 56 — 63 — Transport operating, materials moving and storing and related … … … … … … … 188 7 37 2 89 2 131 5 Miscellaneous … … … … … … 1,002 130 29 17 567 71 31 14 Total … … … … … … … 2,044 431 807 293 1,178 283 874 236 The figures do not include data in respect of Careers Offices.