HC Deb 17 July 1981 vol 8 cc486-7W
Dr. Summerskill

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of job vacancies in each industrial classification in (a) Halifax and (b) Calderdale.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The following table gives the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled in the areas specified at 8 May, analysed by orders of the standard industrial classification. Vacancies notified to employment offices are estimated to be about one-third of all vacancies in the country as a whole. The number of vacancies unfilled at a particular date takes no account of the flow of vacancies being notified, filled or withdrawn during the preceding month, which would reflect activity more closely. For example, during the past year 4,177 people were placed in employment by employment offices in the Calderdale metropolitan district. 2,067 of them were placed by the Halifax employment office. It is estimated that the public employment service accounts for about one in four of placings.

Halifax employment office area* Calderdale Metropolitan District†
At employment office At careers office At employment office At careers office
Gas, electricity and water 1 1
Transport and communication 1 2
Distributive trades 10 2 22 2
Insurance, banking, finance and business services 10 16
Professional and scientific services 17 21
Miscellaneous services 30 1 52 1
Public administration 15 21
Total 116 7 203 7
* Included in Calderdale.
† Taken as the area covered by the employment offices of Brighouse, Elland, Halifax, Hebden Bridge, Sowerby Bridge and Todmorden.