§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many employees there were in employment in service industries in (a) the Manchester travel-to-work area and (b) the Manchester city employment office area, in 1971, 1976 and at the latest available date, together with the percentage changes between each date.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe available information is as follows:
Manchester employment office area unemployed aged under 25 years Date Number Percentage change As a percentage of all unemployed in the area October 1979 1,562 +99.3 32.1 October 1980 3,113 40.5 January 1981 2,857 -8.2 35.6
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the ratio of registered unemployed to notified vacancies in (a) the Manchester travel-to-work area and (b) the Manchester city employment office area in December 1978 and at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonVacancy statistics relate only to those notified to employment offices and careers offices. Because vacancies notified to employment offices are estimated to be only about one-third of all vacancies in the country as a whole and because of possible duplication between the separate figures for employment offices and careers offices, the two series cannot be added together and used to provide the ratios requested.
The following table gives the unemployment and vacancy figures for the areas specified at December 1978 and February 1981. The figures are not adjusted for seasonal variations.
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Manchester travel-to-work area Number registered as unemployed Notified vacancies remaining unfilled At employment offices At careers offices December 1978 38,837 5,113 665 February 1981 73,994 1,644 114
Manchester employment office area Number registered as unemployed Notified vacancies remaining unfilled At employment offices At careers office December 1978 5,577 1,798 212 February 1981 8,508 605 39