§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons are unemployed and how many job vacancies there are in each occupational group in (a) the North-West, (b) Merseyside, (c) Kirkby and (d) Ormskirk travel-to-work areas.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following table gives the information for employment offices by occupational groups for September 1981, the latest date for which figures are available. The unemployment figures relate to unemployed people registered for employment in the occupations listed. The vacancy figure relate only to those notified to employment offices and are estimated to be about one-third of all vacancies in the economy as a whole.
89WThe number of vacancies unfilled at a particular date takes no account of the flow of vacancies being notified, filled or withdrawn which would reflect activity more closely. For example, during the 12-month period to September,
North West Region Merseyside Special Development Area Kirkby Employment Office Area Ormskirk Travel-to-work Area Unemployed Unfilled vacancies Unemployed Unfilled vacancies Unemployed Unfilled vacancies Unemployed Unfilled vacancies Managerial (general management) 389 8 62 2 — — 10 — Professional and related supporting management and administration 5,571 118 1,123 34 15 — 71 — Professional and related in education, welfare and health 8,244 575 1,990 132 49 — 155 14 Literary, artistic and sports 2,678 76 679 11 24 — 30 — Professional and related in science, engineering, technology and similar fields 6,484 196 1,512 33 34 — 90 2 Managerial (excluding general management) 8,362 309 2,077 72 61 — 122 7 Clerical and related 46,278 1,609 13,237 547 460 16 852 9 Selling 21,183 1,272 6,832 315 314 7 324 10 Security and protective service 1,800 148 749 67 64 — 33 1 Catering, cleaning,hairdressing and other personal service 20,635 1,969 7,298 345 316 5 287 15 Fanning, fishing and related 2,174 61 660 23 23 — 65 — Materials processing (excluding metal) 7,039 140 1,225 15 52 2 36 — Making and repairing (excluding metal and electrical) 11,965 621 3,558 81 255 3 196 4 Processing, making, repairing and related (metal and electrical) 38,513 472 11,981 111 768 10 569 9 Painting, repetitive assembling, product inspecting, packaging and related 11,946 322 3,467 30 251 — 105 3 Construction, mining and related not elsewhere classified 20,847 250 8,124 95 446 — 229 1 Transport operating, materials moving and storing and related 30,279 290 9,776 48 701 — 505 — Miscellaneous (including general labourers) 138,144 285 40,545 50 2,976 — 2,735 — Total 382,531 8,721 114,895 2,011 6,809 43 6,414 75