§ Mr. Fosterasked the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to the reply, Official Report, 7 May, what are the latest available statistics on the total number of persons unemployed, the percentage rate of unemployment, and the number of vacancies in each industrial classification in (a) the Northern region, (b) Durham county and (c) Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 16 June 1981]: The following tables give the numbers registered as unemployed and the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled at May 1981, analysed by orders of the 446W Standard Industrial Classification. Percentage rates of unemployment by industry could be calculated only at disproportionate cost. The unemployment figures—table 1—relate to the industry in which the unemployed person last worked. The vacancy figures—table 2—relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices; vacancies notified to employment offices are estimated to be about one-third of all vacancies in the economy 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number of vacancies unfilled at a particular date takes no account of the flow of vacancies being notified, filled or withdrawn during the preceding month, which may reflect activity more closely.
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Table 1 Numbers Unemployed at 14 May 1981 Standard Industrial Classification 1968 North Region County of Durham Bishop Auckland Parliamentary Constituency* Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1,591 346 71 Mining and quarrying 5,620 1,615 40 Food, drink and tobacco 4,195 528 45 Coal and petroleum products 212 30 2 Chemicals and allied industries 3,645 417 166 Metal manufacture 9,788 2.905 88 Mechanical engineering 9,248 2,063 259 Instrument engineering 583 34 5 Electrical engineering 6,101 2,048 596 Shipbuilding and marine engineering 5,333 44 4 Vehicles 1,271 617 212 Metal goods not elsewhere specified 2,383 535 212 Textiles 2,695 823 104 Leather, leather goods and fur 247 60 27 Clothing and footwear 5,183 970 169 Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 2,226 431 95 Timber, furniture, etc. 1,667 339 106 Paper, printing and publishing 1,612 204 36 Other manufacturing industries 1,873 324 55 Construction 35,434 5,647 1,051 Gas, electricity and water 646 68 4 Transport and communication 6,883 1,092 201 Distributive trades 15,717 2,521 413 Insurance, banking, finance and business services 2,790 349 63 Professional and scientific services 6,261 1,163 168 Miscellaneous services 17,914 2,443 414 Public administration and defence 9,733 1,798 247 Not elsewhere classified (including school leavers) 30,054 5,555 782 Total, all industries and services 190,905 34,969 5,635 * The Bishop Auckland, Barnard Castle and Newton Aycliffe employment office areas. 448W
Table 2 Numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled at 8 May 1981 North Region County of Durham Bishop Auckland Parliamentary Constituency* Standard Industrial Classification 1968 At employments offices At careers offices At employments offices At careers offices At employments offices At careers offices Agriculture, forestry and fishing 7 1 2 — 1 — Mining and quarrying 5 — — — — — Food, drink and tobacco 85 52 16 — 1 — Coal and petroleum products — — — — — — Chemicals and allied industries 58 3 5 — 4 — Metal manufacture 19 1 — — — — Mechanical engineering 139 3 14 1 4 1 Instrument engineering 12 2 2 — — — Electrical engineering 64 1 18 — 2 — Shipbuilding and marine engineering 19 1 — — — — Vehicles 10 2 2 — — — Metal goods not elsewhere specified 31 2 13 — 2 — Textiles 20 3 11 — — — Leather, leather goods and fur — — — — — — Clothing and footwear 83 3 23 — 3 — Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. 23 3 6 — 4 — Timber, furniture, etc. 52 2 13 — 10 — Paper, printing and publishing 67 — 20 — 3 — Other manufacturing industries 56 4 12 — — — Construction 310 8 51 1 8 — Gas, electricity and water 28 5 3 — — — Transport and Communication 100 9 27 1 12 — Distributive trades 672 39 133 3 20 — Insurance, banking, finance and business services 256 10 44 1 2 — Professional and scientific services 456 5 98 — 18 — Miscellaneous services 1,370 35 184 5 34 1 Public administration 824 10 217 1 47 — Total, all industries and services 4,766 204 914 13 175 2 * The Bishop Auckland, Barnard Castle and Newton Aycliffe employment office areas.