§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were registered unemployed for six months or more or for 12 months or more in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) the Yorkshire and Humberside area and (c) the Hull travel-to-work area in May 1979; and what were the comparable figures at the latest available date.
§ Mr. AlisonI will reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the registered unemployment in the Hull travel-to-work area in May 1979; and what is the figure at the latest available date.
§ Mr. AlisonAt May 1979, the number of people registered as unemployed in the Hull travel-to-work area was 14,300. The corresponding figure at February 1982 was 27,639. The figures include school leavers and are not seasonally adjusted.
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a breakdown by occupation of the registered vacancies in (a) the Yorkshire and Humberside region, and (b) the Hull travel-to-work area in May 1979 and for the latest available date.
§ Mr. WaddingtonThe information is available in March, June, September and December. The following table gives the numbers of vacancies remaining unfilled at employment offices in the areas specified at June 1979 and December 1981 (not seasonally adjusted). The figures for careers offices are not analysed by occupation. The statistics relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices which are estimated to be about one-third of all vacancies in the economy as a whole. The number of vacancies unfilled at a particular date takes no account of the flow of vacancies being notified, filled or withdrawn which would reflect activity more closely. For example, during the twelve month period to December 1981, 94,260 people were placed in jobs by employment offices in the Yorkshire and Humberside region. It is estimated that the public employment service accounts for about one in four of all placings.
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Yorkshire and Humberside region Hull travel-to-work area June 1979 December 1981 June 1979 December 1981 Miscellaneous (including general labourers) 1,061 172 58 20 Total, all occupations 18,717 5,822 1,067 586
§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the total number of vacancies registered with his Department in the United Kingdom, the Yorkshire and Humberside region and the Hull travel-to-work area in May 1979; and what are the comparable figures for the latest available date.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives the numbers of vacancies remaining unfilled at employment offices and careers offices in the areas specified at May 1979 and February 1982. The figures relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices; vacancies notified to employment offices are estimated to
Notified vacancies remaining unfilled May 1979 February 1982 At employment offices At careers offices At employment offices At careers offices United Kingdom 267,916 41,265 98,731 5,389 Yorkshire and Humberside region 18,217 4,301 6,290 365 Hull travel-to-work area 938 379 561 26