§ Miss Wrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide a breakdown of those unemployed in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Birmingham by standard industrial classification.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following table gives the numbers registered as unemployed in the West Midlands 309W region and the Birmingham travel-to-work area analysed by orders of the standard industrial classification. The latest available information is for 14 May and relates to the industries in 'which the unemployed persons last worked.
Standard Industrial Classification, 1968 West Midlands Region Birmingham travel-to-work area Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2,866 243 Mining and quarrying 2,395 163 Food, drink and tobacco 5,832 2,062 Coal and petroleum products 121 31 Chemicals and allied industries 2,125 854 Metal manufacture 15,029 3,226 Mechanical engineering 14,129 2,769 Instrument engineering 546 201 Electrical engineering 7,572 2,584 Shipbuilding and marine engineering 166 29 Vehicles 23,226 9,269 Metal goods not elsewhere specified 36,824 14,279 Textiles 3,436 363 Leather, leather goods and fur 676 81 Clothing and footwear 2,927 563 Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 7,740 487 Timber, furniture, etc. 2,516 483 Paper, printing and publishing 2,561 863 Other manufacturing industries 5,367 2,230 Construction 32,663 10,514 Gas, electricity and water 983 335 Transport and communication 8,328 2,405 Distributive trades 23,512 7,474 Insurance, banking, finance and business services 4,817 1,954 Professional and scientific services 7,839 2,991 Miscellaneous services 22,524 7,822 Public administration and defence 7,518 2,311 Not classified by industry (including school leavers) 49,874 17,365 Total 294,112 93,951
§ Miss Wrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of registered unemployed, divided into the categories of male, female and under 18 years of age, in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Birmingham; and what is the latest estimate of the non-registered unemployed in the same areas.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following is the information for the registered unemployed in the West Midlands region and the Birmingham travel-to-work area at 9 April, the latest date for which an analysis by age is available. Estimates of the numbers of non-registered unemployed are not available below national level.
Registered unemployed at 9 April 1981 Total of whom, those aged under 18 years Male Female Male Female West Midlands region 207,604 79,693 9,301 7,257 Birmingham travel-to-work area 68,431 23,985 3,047 2,212
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons in (a) Wolverhampton and (b) the West Midlands have been unemployed for (i) over 12 months and (ii) over two years.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following is the information at 9 April, the latest date for which an analysis by duration of unemployment is available:310W
Unemployed for over 52 and up to 104 weeks Unemployed for over 104 weeks Wolverhampton employment office area 2,122 1,284 West Midlands Region 34,887 22,813
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons aged (a) 16 to 18 years, (b) 18 to 25 years, (c) 25 to 40 years and (d) 40 to 65 years are unemployed in (i) Wolverhampton and (ii) the West Midlands.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following is the information for the age ranges nearest to those specified at 9 April, the latest date for which an analysis by age is available.
Aged Wolverhampton employment office area West Midlands Region Under 18 years 1,092 16,558 18 to 24 years 4,733 83,949 25 to 44 years 5,221 104,897 45 to 64 years* 4,079 81,560 * includes females aged 65 and over.