§ Mr. Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the latest number and percentage rate of (a) under 25 year-olds and (b) over 45 year-olds currently registered as unemployed in each of the Huddersfield, Castleford, Pontefract, Normanton, Barnsley, Dewsbury, Wakefield and Hemsworth areas.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives, for the areas specified, the numbers of unemployed claimants aged under 25 years and aged 45 years and over on 12 January. Percentage rates of unemployment by age are only available nationally.
Unemployed claimants Aged under 25 years Aged 45 years and over Huddersfield travel-to-work area 4,505 2,539 Castleford travel-to-work area 3,708 2,258 Pontefract jobcentre area* 1,228 757 Normanton jobcentre area* 299 265 Barnsley travel-to-work area 5,553 3,039 Dewsbury travel-to-work area 3,835 2,357 Wakefield travel-to-work area 3,362 2,145 Hemsworth jobcentre area† 399 231 * Forms part of the Castleford travel-to-work area. † Forms part of the Wakefield travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the differential loss of employment in different industries weighted by the average earnings in those industries.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkInformation on the number of employees in employment by industry is published regularly inEmployment Gazette, and on average earnings by industry in the reports on the new earnings survey, part C, the latest of which relates to April 1983. These publications are available in the Library.