§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Employment, of the existing registered unemployed, what
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Table 1 Registered unemployed (not seasonally adjusted) Total unemployed of whom, those who last worked in manufacturing industries May 1979 1,299,282 326,172 May 1981 2,558,405 776,538 Increase 1,259,123 450,366
Table 2 Employees in employment (seasonally adjusted) Total employees in employment of whom, those employed in manufacturing industries June 1979* 22,897,000 7,195,000 March 1981* 21,473,000 6,203,000 Decrease 1,424,000 992,000 * Provisional.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will bring up to date the table of unit labour costs and average earnings given in the Official Report on 18 December 1979 in answer to a written question from the hon. Member for Grimsby, c. 139–40.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe latest information is as follows:
are the approximate number who are (a) qualified teachers of (i) physical education, (ii) art, (iii) environmental science, and (iv) trades, (b) handicapped (i) minor physical, (ii) other and (c) illiterate.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe numbers registered as unemployed are not analysed according to the categories specified.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will estimate the proportion of persons currently registered as unemployed who have been registered for (a) under two months, (b) two to six months, (c) six months to one year, (d) one to two years and (e) over two years.
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§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following is the information for the United Kingdom at 9 April, the latest date for which an analysis by duration of unemployment is available.
Duration Per cent. Up to 8 weeks 21.5 Over 8 and up to 26 weeks 33.5 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 24.6 Over 52 and up to 104 weeks 11.7 Over 104 weeks 8.7
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the general and juvenile
Registered unemployed July 1980 October 1980 January 1981 April 1981* Total of whom, under 18 years of age Total of whom, under 18 years of age Total of whom, under 18 years of age Total of whom, under 18 years of age Brixton — — 5,892 941 6,069 768 6,263 599 Woolwich 5,560 1,156 5,972 820 7,306 824 7,630 622 Wood Green 3,579 859 4,788 1,019 5,191 111 5,398 687 Moss Side† 4,257 573 4,984 468 5,254 334 5,631 288 * latest date for which figures by age are available. † the Moss Side figures do not include any careers office registrants, the majority of whom would have registered at the Manchester central careers office.
Notified vacancies remaining unfilled July 1980 October 1980 January 1981 April 1981 At employment office At careers office At employment office At careers office At employment office At careers office At employment office At careers office Brixton — — 98 32 61 9 101 8 Woolwich 237 26 250 25 76 14 139 14 Wood Green 1,647 70 727 36 299 34 341 24 Moss Side 37 — 42 — 32 — 35 — The vacancy figures relate only to those notified to employment offices and career offices; vacancies notified to employment offices are estimated to be about one-third of all vacancies in the country as a whole. Because of possible duplication the figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together. 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.
§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give figures showing the number of males and females over and under 18 years of age registering as unemployed in each of the regions of the United Kingdom at the most recent convenient date.
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Numbers registered as unemployed Males Females Aged under 18 years Aged 18 years and over Aged under 18 years Aged 18 years and over South East 19,164 389,336 13,622 127,532 East Anglia 2,091 44,052 1,716 14,138 South West 4,420 107,391 3,854 41,515 West Midlands 9,301 198,303 7,257 72,436 East Midlands 5,032 107,629 3,978 36,401 Yorkshire and Humberside 8,357 162,300 6,990 55,407 North West 11,438 242,761 9,431 95,066 North 5,582 131,721 4,459 47,324 Wales 4,497 100,114 3,864 39,105 Scotland 13,356 182,484 10,329 82,518 Northern Ireland 4,515 65,913 2,618 25,897 United Kingdom 87,753 1,732,004 68,118 637,339 unemployment figures for each of the last 12 months and the number of vacancies recorded in the Brixton, Finsbury Park, Forest Gate, Woolwich and Wood Green areas of London, Toxteth, Liverpool and Moss Side, Manchester.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe numbers unemployed are analysed by age in January, April, July and October and the following table gives the unemployment and vacancies figures at the quarter months from July 1980. The information relates to employment office areas and is not available for Finsbury Park, Forest Gate or Toxteth. Separate figures for the Brixton employment office area were not available until after July 1980.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe following is the information at 9 April, the latest date for which it is available:
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§ Mr. Harold Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list all the travel-to-work areas in Great Britain in descending order according to the latest percentage unemployment rate in each, and in each case if he will give the designation in terms of qualification for Government assistance.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 30 July 1981]: 1 regret that the information in the form requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.