§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of the total number of women workers are employed part-time.
§ Mr. AlisonIn September 1981, the latest date for which figures are currently available, about 40 per cent. of all female employees in employment in Great Britain were in part-time jobs—that is, normally working for not more than 30 hours a week.
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the latest rate of women's unemployment in Yorkshire, Humberside, the North-West, the West Midlands and the East Midlands.
§ Mr. AlisonThe following table gives the provisional unemployment rates for females at 11 March for the areas specified.
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Percentage rate Yorkshire 9.0 Humberside 9.6 North-West region 10.6 West Midlands region 10.4 East Midlands region 7.3
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of the total number of unemployed women have been without a job for more than one year.
§ Mr. AlisonAt 14 January, the latest date for which an analysis by duration of unemployment is available, 21.7 per cent. of all registered unemployed females in the United Kingdom had been unemployed for over 52 weeks.
§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of women workers are employed in the public sector.
§ Mr. AlisonAt mid-1980, the latest date for which figures are currently available, about 36 per cent. of all female employees in employment in the United Kingdom were employed in the public sector—that is, employed by central Government, local authorities or public corporations.