§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the total numbers of men and women, showing both married and single, who have so far left industry through the job release systems; and if he will give the breakdown of the number by industry.
AN INDUSTRIAL ANALYSTS OF A SAMPLE OF JRS EMPLOYED APPLICANTS Per cent. Industry Males Females Total Agriculture, forestry and fishing … … … … 0.4 0.1 0.3 Mining and quarrying … … … … 0.3 0.1 0.2 Food, drink and tobacco … … … … 5.1 7.2 5.7 Coal and petroleum products … … … … 0.2 0.2 0.2 Chemicals and allied industries … … … … 3.4 2.2 3.0 Metal manufacture … … … … 2.7 0.7 2.0 Mechanical engineering … … … … 6.7 2.3 5.3 Instrument engineering … … … … 1.4 1.3 1.4 Electrical engineering … … … … 3.3 7.1 4.5 Ship-building and marine engineering … … … … 1.4 0.2 1.0 Vehicles … … … … 2.6 1.6 2.3 Metal goods not elsewhere specified … … … … 3.5 3.6 3.5 Textiles … … … … 0.9 13.3 10.4 Leather, leather goods and fur … … … … 0.3 0.4 0.4 Clothing and footwear … … … … 1.8 12.9 5.4 Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. … … … … 0.9 0.2 0.7 Timber, furniture, etc. … … … … 1.6 0.9 1.4 Paper, printing and publishing … … … … 2.6 2.2 2.4 Other manufacturing industries … … … … 3.6 4.6 3.9 Total manufacturing … … … … 50.1 60.9 53.5 Construction … … … … 4.2 0.2 2.9 Gas, electricity and water … … … … 2.0 1.2 1.7 Transport and communication … … … … 3.9 1.4 3.1 Distributive trades … … … … 9.2 12.6 10.3 Insurance, banking, finance and business services … … … … 1.4 1.2 1.3 Professional and scientific services … … … … 5.4 8.3 6.3 Miscellaneous services … … … … 4.7 5.3 4.9 Public administration and defence … … … … 18.6 8.7 15.4 Total … … … … 100.0 100.0 100.0 Note: Based on the first 3,000 JRS applicants from employment.