§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many workers were unemployed in the building trade and, separately, in the related trades, at the most recent date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. John FraserThe following table shows the information available.
Unemployed males registered at Employment Offices on 9th October 1975 who last worked in Construction: Great Britain Site and other managers, agents and clerks of works, general foremen (building and civil engineering) 1,137 Carpenters and joiners (construction sites and maintenance) 7,423 Maintenance fitters (non-electrical) plant and industrial machinery 1,291 Electricians (installation and maintenance) premises and ships 2,941 Cable jointers and linesmen 117 Plumbers, pipe fitters 3,860 Heating and ventilating engineering fitters 673 Gas fitters 258 Steel erectors 1,716 Scaffolders, stagers 1,403 Steel benders, bar benders and fixers 1,040 Painters and decorators 8,861 Bricklayers 5,789 Fixer/walling masons 181 Plasterers 2,425 Floor and wall tilers, terrazzo workers 413 Roofers and slaters 1,632 Glaziers 293 Asphalt and bitumen road surfacers 347 Other roadmen 571 Concrete erectors/assemblers 68 Concrete levellers/screeders 283 Mains and service layers and pipe jointers (gas, water, drainage, oil) 614 Mechanical plant drivers/operators (earth moving and civil engineering) 2,435 Crane drivers/operators 773 Fork lift and other mechanical truck drivers/operators 1,025 All other occupations, including labourers 121,945 Total, all occupations 169,514 The table does not include data from careers offices.