§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of unemployed males and females in the United Kingdom who were classified as general labourers in occupation group XVIII in the last month this year for which figures are available; and if he will give comparative figures for the two previous years in that month.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 22 November 1979]: The following table gives, for the dates specified, the numbers of unemployed people registered at employment offices in the United Kingdom for employment as general labourers:
Males Females September 1977 403,545 72,400 September 1978 393,394 77,143 September 1979 364,721 75,183