Birmingham

HC Deb 09 July 1975 vol 895 cc181-2W

Mr. Litterick

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many adult men and women are now registered as unemployed in the city of Birmingham; and how many were unemployed

Unemployed in the area covered by the Aston, Birmingham, Handsworth, Selly Oak, Small Heath, Sutton Coldfield and Washwood Heath Employment Offices
	Males		Females
June 1970	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	10,076	1,583
June 1971	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	17,079	2,366
June 1972	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	20,526	3,070
June 1973	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	13,107	2,025
June 1974	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	12,286	1,756
June 1975	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	…	22,400	4,767

	Males	Females
	Aged under 18	Aged 18 and over	Aged under 18	Aged 18 and over
July 1970	…	…	…	317	10,652	126	1,796
July 1971	…	…	…	622	17,902	196	2,459
July 1972	…	…	…	837	20,036	394	2,981
July 1973	…	…	…	326	13,066	162	2,043
July 1974	…	…	…	358	12,801	183	2,001

Mr. Litterick

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many skilled engineers are now registered as unemployed in the city of Birmingham; and how this figure compares with the corresponding month for 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971 and 1970.

Mr. John Fraser

Figures are available for a group of craft occupations which form part of Processing, Making, Repairing and Related (Metal and Electrical) Group XIV of the List of Key Occupations for Statistical Purposes. At June 1975, in the area covered by the Aston, Birmingham, Handsworth, Selly Oak,

during the corresponding month in 1974, 1973, 1972, 1971 and 1970;

(2) how many adolescent boys and girls are now registered as unemployed in the city of Birmingham, during the most recent month for which figures are available, and the corresponding month in 1974.

Mr. John Fraser

The following table shows the total numbers of males and females unemployed at June each year and the numbers of adults and young people unemployed at each July from 1970 to 1974. Separate information about adults and young people is available only from the detailed analysis by age which is normally made half yearly, in January and July. Owing to industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency an age analysis for January 1975 is not available and the most recent published statistics relate to June 1974. The analysis for July 1975 will become available shortly and I will circulate a table in theOfficial Report when these figures are ready.

Small Heath, Sutton Coldfield and Wash-wood Heath employment offices 1,778 unemployed males were registered for employment in this group of occupations. The corresponding figures for June 1974 and June 1973 were 745 and 844, respectively. Figures for June 1972, June 1971 and June 1970 are not available on the same basis.