§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the industries in Stoke-on-Trent in which there have been increases in unemployment or short-time working since May 1979; and what proportion of the labour force in each industry is affected.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply]: The following table gives for the area covered by the Burslem, Hanley, Longton and Stoke employment offices the numbers registered as unemployed at May 1979 and May 1981 and the increases between these dates. The figures are analysed according to the industry orders of the standard industrial classification in which the unemployed person last worked. The proportion of the labour force affected could be calculated only at disproportionate cost. Statistics of short-time working are not available for local areas.
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May 1979 May 1981 Increase Agriculture, forestry and fishing 14 41 27 Mining and quarrying 414 528 114 Food, drink and tobacco 97 191 94 Coal and petroleum products 3 5 2 Chemicals and allied industries 40 83 43 Mechanical engineering 124 675 551 Electrical engineering 69 249 180 Shipbuilding and marine engineering 3 7 4 Vehicles 14 136 122 Metal goods not elsewhere specified 26 147 121 Textiles 23 60 37 Leathers, leather goods and fur 4 12 8 Clothing and footwear 45 274 229 Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 1,284 4,226 2,982 Timber, furniture, etc. 17 90 73 Paper, printing and publishing 58 104 46 Other manufacturing industries 33 102 69 Construction 524 1,840 1,316 Gas, electricity and water 32 49 17 Transport and communication 158 530 372 Distributive trades 387 1,227 840 Insurance, banking, finance and business services 89 194 105 Professional and scientific services 123 267 144 Miscellaneous services 329 1,092 763
May 1979 May 1981 Increase Public administration and defence 158 268 110 Not elsewhere classified (including school leavers) 904 2,408 1,504