§ Mr. MacFarquharasked the Secretary of State for Employment, taking the Standard Industrial Classification, broken down under subheads, for the last 12-month period for which figures are available, for Great Britain, what were the unemployment figures in absolute and in percentage terms in each category.
§ Mr. John FraserThe very extensive information relating to the analysis of unemployment by industry in which last employed is published each month in theDepartment of Employment Gazette; for example, the figures for 12th May 1975 are published in the June 1975 issue.
378WClassification, broken down under subheads, for the last 12-month period for which figures are available, for Great Britain, what was the amount of overtime worked in each category.
§ Mr. John FraserInformation about short time and overtime is compiled for a selected week in each month. The statistics are collected for industries in the manufacturing sector only. The following table shows the most recent information which relates to the week ended 17th May 1975. The corresponding figures for earlier months are published in the appropriate issues of theDepartment of Employment Gazette; for example, the figures for April 1975 are published in the June 1975 issue.
I regret that percentage rates of unemployment are not readily available for separate industries.