§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many job vacancies were advertised in 656W the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area in the latest month for which figures are available; and how this compares with the same month in the previous year.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 2 December 1983 the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled at jobcentres and careers offices in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area were 696 and 16, respectively. The corresponding numbers on 3 December 1982 were 465 at jobcentres and nine at careers offices.
Vacancies notified to jobcentres are estimated to be about one third of all vacancies in the country as a whole. Because of possible duplication the figures for jobcentres 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number of vacancies unfilled at a particular date takes no account of the flow of vacancies being notified, filled or withdrawn which would reflect activity more closely. For example, during the 12-month period to December 1983 the number of people placed in jobs by jobcentres in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work areas was 11,093. It is estimated that the public employment service accounts for about one in four of all placings in the country as a whole.
§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons (a) male and (b) female were placed in employment by the jobcentres in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area in the latest month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe numbers of people placed in employment by jobcentres in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area during the five week period ending 6 January 1984 (the latest for which statistics are available) are as follows:
Jobcentre Placings Biddulph 40 Burslem 89 Cheadle 24 Hanley 122 Kidsgrove 70 Longton 109 Newcastle-under-Lyme 181 Stoke-on-Trent 60 Separate figures for males and females are not available. There is likely to have been a substantial number of people who found jobs in these areas other than through the jobcentres. Nationally it is estimated that about a quarter of all engagements are made through jobcentres.
§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area were being supported by the temporary short-time working scheme during the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThere were no potentially redundant jobs being supported under the temporary short-time working compensation scheme in November 1983 in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of (a) unemployed males and (b) unemployed females in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area have been out of work for (a) up to six months, (b) six to 12 months, (c) 12 to 18 months, (d) 18 months to two years and (e) over two years at the latest available date.
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§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following is the information for unemployed claimants in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area on 13 October 1983, the latest date for which an analysis by duration of unemployment is available.
Duration in weeks Male Female Per cent. Per cent. Up to 26 weeks 37.1 49.0 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 16.9 21.3 Over 52 and up to 78 weeks 11.7 10.3 Over 78 and up to 104 weeks 8.6 5.9 Over 104 weeks 25.8 13.5
§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons aged 16 to 18 years were unemployed in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area during the last month for which statistics are available; and if he will categorise them by sex.
Males Duration of unemployment in weeks 16 17 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65 and over Total One or less 11 19 20 11 79 49 35 31 17 24 16 24 9 0 345 Over 1 and up to 2 23 37 32 19 104 61 36 36 20 18 17 24 27 0 454 Over 2 and up to 4 22 69 45 31 173 88 69 51 39 37 40 35 27 0 726 Over 4 and up to 6 156 164 170 63 134 76 55 44 41 28 26 39 36 0 1,032 Over 6 and up to 8 5 61 52 25 83 56 46 46 23 27 19 48 25 0 518 Over 8 and up to 13 13 92 86 68 207 146 91 85 73 58 55 67 58 0 1,099 Over 13 and up to 26 15 137 184 127 432 230 206 148 103 105 91 188 190 0 2,156 Over 26 and up to 39 19 97 109 73 211 188 143 134 85 73 95 190 137 0 1,554 Over 39 and up to 52 1 50 87 60 238 160 137 110 84 62 83 120 132 0 1,313 Over 52 and up to 65 0 57 68 98 210 130 97 77 61 60 68 92 76 0 1,094 Over 65 and up to 78 0 11 60 58 195 114 91 78 54 40 61 103 35 0 900 Over 78 and up to 104 0 0 62 97 274 209 167 131 116 105 107 163 31 0 1,462 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 48 97 445 315 262 206 173 146 172 291 48 0 2,203 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 27 332 244 195 148 127 120 100 157 26 0 1,476 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 45 44 44 30 38 42 53 59 14 0 369 Over 260 0 0 0 0 10 12 17 19 31 47 56 119 38 0 349 Total Males 265 794 1,023 854 3,172 2,122 1,693 1,374 1,085 992 1,059 1,719 909 0 17,061
Females Duration of unemployment in weeks 16 17 18 19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 65 and over Total One or less 24 18 28 18 54 33 13 7 5 11 16 3 0 230 Over 1 and up to 2 8 23 25 20 67 51 38 24 12 14 6 8 0 296 Over 2 and up to 4 33 53 52 25 108 59 34 19 14 17 18 11 0 443 Over 4 and up to 6 123 94 247 51 85 58 30 23 16 15 23 26 0 791 Over 6 and up to 8 3 23 29 24 70 47 14 17 9 10 30 18 0 294 Over 8 and up to 13 2 60 47 35 165 114 58 43 27 30 34 28 0 643 Over 13 and up to 26 8 68 107 106 370 206 101 89 62 80 75 61 0 1,333 Over 26 and up to 39 15 74 115 56 235 163 99 86 54 61 56 54 0 1,068 Over 39 and up to 52 0 35 56 50 152 126 53 48 34 40 40 50 0 684 Over 52 and up to 65 0 42 51 67 101 65 26 24 19 22 35 54 1 507 Over 65 and up to 78 0 11 41 33 57 39 27 19 17 19 37 38 1 339 Over 78 and up to 104 0 0 37 49 84 62 37 34 23 37 53 70 1 487 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 20 56 146 47 32 32 38 50 86 125 1 633 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 21 74 27 22 10 19 29 43 63 1 309 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 21 6 7 3 7 4 12 26 1 87 Over 260 0 0 0 0 7 4 5 8 1 5 17 35 0 82 Total Females 216 501 855 611 1,796 1,107 596 486 357 444 581 670 6 8,226
§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many youth training scheme places were indentified and supported in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area during each month since September to date;
(2) what is the total number of young people who have become unemployed and who have registered at unemployment benefit offices in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area in the latest month for which statistics are available.
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§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 13 October 1983, the latest date for which an analysis by age is available, the number of unemployed claimants aged 18 years and under in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area was 3,654 — 2,082 males and 1,572 females.
§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the unemployment figures for the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area, categorised by sex, age and the duration of unemployment, for the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following is the information for unemployed claimants in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area on 13 October 1983, the latest date for which an analysis by age and duration of unemployment is available.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many community programme places were being supported in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area during each of the last 12 months for which statistics are available; and how many of these places were part-time and full-time, respectively.
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§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe community programme places being supported in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area during the period January to December 1983 were as follows:
Month Part-time Full-time January 23 114 February 33 138 March 37 134 April 135 117 May 195 165 June 250 218 July 265 215 August 326 237 September 411 295 October 498 367 November 525 369 December 549 366
§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area have been unemployed for (a) up to six months, (b) six to 12 months, (c) 12 to 18 months, (d) 18 months to two years and (e) over two years during the last month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following is the information for unemployed claimants in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area on 13 October 1983, the latest date for which an analysis by duration of unemployment is available.
Duration in weeks Number Up to 26 weeks 10,360 Over 26 and up to 52 weeks 4,630 Over 52 and up to 78 weeks 2,840 Over 78 and up to 104 weeks 1,949 Over 104 weeks 5,508
§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many redundancy notifications were given during the last month for which statistics are available in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkNine redundancies were confirmed as due to occur in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area during the month of December 1983, the latest month for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of people under the age of 18 years who are registered as claimants at unemployment benefits offices at the latest date for which statistics are available in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 13 October 1983, the latest date for which an analysis by age is available, the number of unemployed claimants aged under 18 years in the Stoke-on-Trent travel-to-work area was 1,776.
§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many 1983 school leavers are (a) on youth training schemes (b) have found paid full-time employment and (c) are unemployed; and what percentage of all 1983 school leavers these figures represent.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkAt the end of December 1983 the number of young people on youth training schemes in Great Britain was 256,533. On 8 December 1983 the number of unemployed school leavers under 18 years of age claiming benefit in Great Britain was 114,252. The statistics on those claiming benefit do not separately660W distinguish how many of these were 1983 school leavers. The remainder of the information requested is not available.