§
Mr. Jim Lester
[pursuant to his reply, 8 May 1980, c. 133]: Table 1 below gives the total numbers registered as unemployed in the areas covered by the Macclesfield and Congleton employment offices at April each year from 1975 to 1980. The latest available industrial analysis of the unemployed is for February 1980. Table 2 gives figures, analysed according to the industry in which the unemployed person last worked, at February each year from 1975 to 1980.
| Table 1 |
Macclesfield employment office area |
Congleton employment office area |
| April 1975 |
1,040 |
285 |
| April 1976 |
1,119 |
349 |
| April 1977 |
1,216 |
291 |
| April 1978 |
1,402 |
372 |
| April 1979 |
1,064 |
345 |
| April 1980* |
1,308 |
390 |
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Macclesfield employment office area |
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February |
February |
February |
February |
February |
February |
| Industry Group |
… |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980* |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing |
… |
13 |
16 |
23 |
24 |
23 |
22 |
| Mining and quarrying |
… |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
| Food, drink and tobacco |
… |
2 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
| Coal and petroleum products |
… |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Chemicals and allied industries |
… |
15 |
23 |
43 |
69 |
41 |
44 |
| Metal manufacture |
… |
5 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
| Mechanical engineering |
… |
61 |
75 |
58 |
81 |
45 |
40 |
| Instrument engineering |
… |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| Electrical engineering |
… |
13 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
36 |
6 |
| Shipbuilding and marine engineering |
… |
1 |
1 |
— |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Vehicles |
… |
3 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
10 |
8 |
| Metal goods not elsewhere specified |
… |
23 |
17 |
16 |
26 |
9 |
11 |
| Textiles |
… |
119 |
171 |
107 |
121 |
91 |
104 |
| Leather, leather goods and fur |
… |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
— |
| Clothing and footwear |
… |
16 |
29 |
27 |
40 |
34 |
52 |
| Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc |
… |
12 |
8 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
| Timber, furniture, etc |
… |
6 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
| Paper, printing and publishing |
… |
31 |
42 |
60 |
51 |
46 |
60 |
| Other manufacturing industries |
… |
17 |
19 |
25 |
19 |
9 |
25 |
| Construction |
… |
158 |
223 |
201 |
234 |
178 |
167 |
| Gas, electricity and water |
… |
4 |
11 |
10 |
15 |
13 |
5 |
| Transport and communication |
… |
35 |
51 |
57 |
59 |
50 |
68 |
| Distributive trades |
… |
61 |
113 |
129 |
141 |
107 |
118 |
| Insurance, banking, finance and business services |
… |
30 |
38 |
29 |
30 |
30 |
22 |
| Professional and scientific services |
… |
50 |
69 |
72 |
91 |
88 |
114 |
| Miscellaneous services |
… |
56 |
109 |
117 |
145 |
127 |
139 |
| Public administration and defence |
… |
34 |
42 |
63 |
86 |
71 |
76 |
| Not classified by industry |
… |
80 |
115 |
151 |
188 |
152 |
214 |
| Total |
|
846 |
1,214 |
1,234 |
1,478 |
1,186 |
1,324 |
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| Agriculture, forestry, fishing |
… |
7 |
7 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
| Mining and quarrying |
… |
2 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
| Food, drink and tobacco |
… |
7 |
14 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
19 |
| Coal and petroleum products |
… |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
— |
— |
| Chemicals and allied industries |
… |
4 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
| Metal manufacture |
… |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Mechanical engineering |
… |
13 |
24 |
14 |
22 |
11 |
22 |
| Instrument engineering |
… |
1 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
| Electrical |
… |
5 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
9 |
7 |
| Shipbuilding and marine engineering |
… |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
| Vehicles engineering |
… |
5 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
| Metal goods not elsewhere specified |
… |
8 |
9 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
12 |
| Textiles |
… |
15 |
31 |
16 |
50 |
22 |
19 |
| Leather, leather goods and fur |
… |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
| Clothing and footwear |
… |
13 |
24 |
9 |
22 |
27 |
14 |
| Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. |
… |
6 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| Timber, furniture, etc |
… |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| Paper, printing and publishing |
… |
11 |
19 |
19 |
13 |
16 |
19 |
| Other manufacturing industries |
… |
2 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
8 |
9 |
| Construction |
… |
38 |
58 |
63 |
53 |
52 |
33 |
| Gas, electricity and water |
… |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| Transport and communication |
… |
5 |
12 |
11 |
15 |
22 |
9 |
| Distributive trades |
… |
18 |
45 |
30 |
31 |
40 |
38 |
| Insurance, banking, finance and business services |
… |
7 |
5 |
7 |
8 |
12 |
7 |
| Professional and scientific services |
… |
9 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
20 |
29 |
| Miscellaneous services |
… |
18 |
24 |
25 |
25 |
27 |
42 |
| Public administration and defence |
… |
6 |
10 |
16 |
20 |
21 |
5 |
| Not classified by industry |
… |
21 |
30 |
38 |
71 |
72 |
75 |
| Total |
|
229 |
369 |
317 |
420 |
408 |
389 |
| * The figures for 1980 are not strictly comparable with those prior to October 1979 because of the instroduction of fortnightly attendance and payment of benefit. Estimates are not available for individual local areas but for the country as a whole, the total figures are about 1½ per cent. higher than they would have been under weekly attendance. |
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