§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number and percentage of unemployed persons registered with the Staines employment office; and how these figures are divided between the various employment categories.
§ Mr. GoldingAt 9th June, 1,109 people—864 males and 245 females—were registered as unemployed in the area covered by the Staines employment office. Staines is a part of the Greater London travel-to-work area and unemployment rates are calculated only for the whole of this area and not separately for its constituent parts. At 9th June the provisional rate was 4 per cent.
The following table gives an industrial analysis of the number unemployed in Staines at 12th May. The analysis is based on the industry in which the unemployed last worked.
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Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Mining and Quarrying 21 Food, Drink and Tobacco 13 Coal and Petroleum Products 22 Chemicals and Allied Industries 10 Mechanical Engineering 38 Instrument Engineering 5 Electrical Engineering 21 Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 4 Vehicles 11
Metal Goods not elsewhere specified 36 Textiles, Leather, Clothing and Footwear 6 Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 6 Timber, Furniture, etc. 3 Paper, Printing and Publishing 7 Other Manufacturing Industries 18 Construction 137 Gas, Electricity and Water 3 Transport and Communication 175 Distributive Trades 103 Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services 52 Professional and Scientific Services 35 Miscellaneous Services 144 Public Administration and Defence 60 Not classified by Industry 112 All Industries and Services 1,042