§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the number of those in the west midlands and the Black Country areas aged 45 years and over who were unemployed for 12 months and more in May 1979 and now; what is the percentage increase; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives the available information for the areas specified. Figures are
Unemployed for over 52 weeks—aged 45 years and over West Midlands Region Dudley and Sandwell travel-to-work area Wolverhampton travel-to-work area Walsall travel-to-work area Registered April 1979 17,049 1,656 1,021 1,436 October 1982 56,922 8,599 4,176 4,793 Percentage change +233.9 +419.3 +309.0 +233.8 Claimants October 1982 51,224 7,937 3,503 4,388 April 1984 51,648 8,092 3,835 4,318 Percentage change +0.8 +2.0 +9.5 -1.6
§ Mr. Winnickasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the numbers unemployed in: (a) the west midlands and (b) the Black Country areas for 12 months and more in May 1979 and now; what is the percentage increase; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives the available information for the areas specified. Figures are given for registered unemployed in April 1979 (not
Unemployed for over 52 weeks—all ages West Midlands Region Dudley and Sandwell travel-to-work area Wolverhampton travel-to-work area Walsall travel-to-work area Registered April 1979 34,154 3,227 2,442 2,495 October 1982 155,741 21,790 11,406 13,452 Percentage change +356.0 +575.2 +367.1 +439.2 Claimants October 1982 129,706 18,902 9,396 11,286 April 1984 157,561 23,266 12,200 13,465 Percentage change +21.5 +23.1 +29.8 +19.3
§ Mr. Nellistasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the unemployment figures for Coventry, categorised by sex, age and the duration of unemployment, for the last month for which statistics are available.
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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 28 23 25 76 43 39 25 26 29 21 21 23 0 390 Over 1 and up to 2 5 10 8 11 60 21 24 26 21 12 19 15 10 0 242 Over 2 and up to 4 8 25 27 28 105 66 54 35 29 23 33 22 33 0 488 Over 4 and up to 6 8 25 33 27 84 75 42 37 31 23 27 23 28 0 463 Over 6 and up to 8 6 19 23 15 87 58 36 34 26 12 25 37 28 1 407 Over 8 and up to 13 17 59 70 56 234 145 124 105 78 55 63 75 78 0 1,159 Over 13 and up to 26 26 79 134 130 447 263 220 194 148 154 136 160 166 0 2,257 Over 26 and up to 39 46 169 249 210 433 227 162 155 95 94 115 128 133 2 2,218 Over 39 and up to 52 2 58 124 109 338 162 127 93 87 72 97 141 125 0 1,535 given for registered unemployed in April 1979 (not available for May) and in October 1982 and the figures for unemployed claimants in October 1982 and April 1984, the latest date for which an analysis by age and duration of unemployment is available.
The comparisons are affected by the change in the basis of the unemployment count in October 1982 and by the 1983 Budget provisions which meant that some men aged 60 and over no longer had to sign on in order to receive supplementary benefit or national insurance credits.
available for May) and in October 1982 and the figures for unemployed claimants in October 1982 and April 1984, the latest date for which an analysis by duration of unemployment is available.
The comparisons are affected by the change in the basis of the unemployment count in October 1982 and by the 1983 Budget provisions which meant that some men aged 60 and over no longer had to sign on in order to receive supplementary benefit or national insurance credits.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following is the information for unemployed claimants in the Coventry jobcentre area on 5 April 1984, the latest date for which the statistics are available.
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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 Over 52 and up to 65 0 17 76 93 206 140 100 97 78 84 85 113 61 0 1,150 Over 65 and up to 78 0 6 41 59 176 126 102 62 72 73 63 106 11 0 897 Over 78 and up to 104 0 29 107 130 419 230 200 164 160 132 134 203 24 0 1,932 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 28 117 576 320 279 318 216 203 181 280 35 0 2,553 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 14 358 289 274 236 215 218 252 320 37 0 2,213 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 118 123 89 76 62 51 108 94 4 0 725 Over 260 0 0 0 0 20 49 46 73 52 85 95 126 22 0 568 Total Males 129 524 943 1,024 3,737 2,337 1,918 1,730 1,396 1,320 1,454 1,864 818 3 19,197
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 60 and over Total One or less 1 20 20 22 49 41 19 16 8 7 7 8 0 218 Over 1 and up to 2 6 16 13 14 31 18 11 9 6 15 3 6 0 148 Over 2 and up to 4 10 27 22 18 65 49 19 22 15 14 8 10 0 279 Over 4 and up to 6 6 20 22 20 67 44 31 18 15 14 12 11 0 280 Over 6 and up to 8 8 16 12 16 51 39 16 17 19 9 5 17 0 225 Over 8 and up to 13 16 57 54 55 191 106 60 45 28 28 35 29 0 704 Over 13 and up to 26 25 73 108 90 291 202 90 51 53 45 44 45 0 1,117 Over 26 and up to 39 29 142 240 183 283 164 92 69 49 61 52 62 0 1,426 Over 39 and up to 52 1 43 66 45 173 110 74 36 30 29 37 57 1 702 Over 52 and up to 65 0 13 48 67 88 73 32 25 28 22 37 22 0 455 Over 65 and up to 78 0 13 28 34 84 35 12 17 16 21 29 33 1 323 Over 78 and up to 104 0 12 61 84 174 65 29 35 39 40 51 56 2 648 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 19 62 249 51 36 31 35 53 52 58 1 647 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 8 101 25 16 13 20 31 42 67 1 324 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 49 23 8 12 10 16 21 23 1 163 Over 260 0 0 0 0 21 24 14 9 6 12 256 56 0 168 Total Females 102 452 713 718 1,967 1,069 559 425 377 417 461 560 7 7,827
§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the present percentage rate of unemployment; and what are the numbers involved.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkOn 14 June, the number of unemployed claimants in the United Kingdom was 3,029,723. This corresponds to an unemployment rate of 12.6 per cent. The figures do not include 123,573 unemployed school leavers under 18 years of age registered at careers offices who are not yet entitled to benefit.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for the United States of America and the United Kingdom the increase over the period January 1983 to May 1984 in the numbers employed, the numbers unemployed and the rate of unemployment in total and in manufacturing.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkFigures on the number employed are not available for the precise period requested. For the latest common period, the available employment information is given in the following table, together with the available information on unemployment for the same dates. The unemployment figures are not directly comparable owing to national differences in concepts and definitions.
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Seasonally adjusted change between December 1982 and March 1984 Employees in employment Unemployment Number (000s) Number (000s) ║Rate (points) United States Total *+3,841 -3,264 -3.0 Manufacturing +1,367 -1,689 -7.3
Employees in employment Unemployment Number (000s) Number (000s) ║Rate (points) United Kingdom Total +136 †+63 †+0.3 Manufacturing -165 ‡n.a. ‡n.a. *Excluding agriculture. †Excluding school leavers. The comparison between December 1982 and March 1984 is affected by the 1983 Budget provisions which enabled an estimated 162,000 men aged 60 and over to receive the higher rate of supplementary benefit and national insurance credits without having to sign on. ‡Not available: an analysis by last industry is not available following the October 1982 change in the basis of the unemployment count. ║US rate—unemployment expressed as a percentage of the (civilian) labour force. UK rate—unemployment expressed as a percentage of employees in employment plus the unemployed. Source: "Employment and Earnings" and "News" (US Bureau of Labor Statistics) "Employment Gazette" (HMSO).