HC Deb 16 March 1976 vol 907 cc482-5W
Dr. John A. Cunningham

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish an analysis by job classification, age and sex in five-year bands, of the current number of people unemployed in the Whitehaven and Millom travel-to-work areas; and if he will indicate the length of time in four-week periods that people have been unemployed.

Mr. Booth

The numbers registered as unemployed at employment offices are analysed by occupation in March, June, September and December and the first table below provides an analysis for December 1975.

In January and July the numbers registered at employment offices and careers offices are analysed by age and by the length of time unemployed. The other table shows the information available for January 1976.

NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT OFFICES IN DECEMBER 1975 ANALYSED BY OCCUPATION FOR WHICH REGISTERED
Whitehaven Travel-to-work area Millom Employment Office area
Males Females Total Males Females Total
Professional and related supporting management and administration 9 1 10
Professional and related in education, welfare and health 3 17 20 1 1 2
Professional and related in science, engineering, technology and similar fields 6 1 7
Managerial (excluding general management) 9 1 10
Clerical and related 68 171 239 9 28 37
Selling 3 131 134 1 8 9
Security and protective service 5 1 6 1 1
Catering, cleaning, hairdressing and other personal service 12 63 75 7 7
Farming, fishing and related 4 2 6 1 1
Making and repairing (excluding metal and electrical) (glass, ceramics, printing, paper products, clothing, footwear, woodworking, rubber and plastics) 16 14 30 2 1 3
Processing making, repairing and related (metal and electrical) (iron, steel and other metals, engineering (including installation and maintenance), vehicles and shipbuilding) 122 1 123 12 12
Painting, repetitive assembling, product inspecting, packaging and related 12 2 14 1 1
Construction, mining and related not identified elsewhere 80 80 16 16
Transport operating, materials moving and storing and related 71 2 73 4 4
Other occupations including general labouring 755 191 946 103 34 137
Total 1,175 598 1,773 150 80 230

The figures do not include those registered at Careers Offices or adult students.

NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT JANUARY 1976 ANALYSED BY AGE AND BY LENGTH OF TIME UNEMPLOYED
MALES
Whitehaven travel-to-work area
16–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65 and over
Up to 4 weeks 18 30 17 17 9 12 5 5 2 2
Over 4 and up to 8 weeks 27 31 21 17 13 14 3 4 6 5
Over 8 and up to 13 weeks 27 48 34 16 14 12 8 13 5 8
Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 72 60 32 25 9 15 16 10 6 25
Over 26 and up to 39 weeks 20 22 21 9 6 8 2 11 7 26
Over 39 and up to 52 weeks 6 13 12 9 6 3 7 7 3 10
Over 52 weeks 5 27 23 15 24 35 37 57 50 91 2
Total 175 231 160 108 81 99 78 107 79 167 2
FEMALES
Up to 4 weeks 19 19 4 1 2 2 1
Over 4 and up to 8 weeks 23 28 11 4 7 9 5 3 2
Over 8 and up to 13 weeks 23 27 10 5 2 1 2 4
Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 73 68 21 6 7 8 2 6 1
Over 26 and up to 39 weeks 30 25 12 7 4 2 1 5 2
Over 39 and up to 52 weeks 21 21 15 6 3 1 4 2 1
Over 52 weeks 8 22 9 2 8 5 6 21 14
Total 197 210 82 31 33 26 22 41 21

Millom Employment Office area
16–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65 and over
MALES
Up to 4 weeks 5 3 3 1 1 1
Over 4 and up to 8 weeks 3 8 2 1 2 4 1 3
Over 8 and up to 13 weeks 2 2 1 3 1 3 2
Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 6 9 8 6 4 2 3 5 3
Over 26 and up to 39 weeks 3 1 1 2 1 2 2
Over 39 and up to 52 weeks 2 1 1 1
Over 52 weeks 2 1 2 2 2 5 3 7 10
Total 21 22 12 17 11 13 12 6 15 20
FEMALES
Up to 4 weeks 6 4 2 1 2 1
Over 4 and up to 8 weeks 1 1 1 1 1 3 1
Over 8 and up to 13 weeks 2 4 3 1
Over 13 and up to 26 weeks 5 3 3 5 2 1 1
Over 26 and up to 39 weeks 2 3 5 1 1 3 1 1
Over 39 and up to 52 weeks 2 2
Over 52 weeks 1 1 3 1 2 4 4 1
Total 17 14 15 14 10 6 9 6 2
The analysis does not include adult students.

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