§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of notified vacancies unfilled at each jobcentre in Lancashire in each of the standard industrial classifications; and what is the total number of unemployed at each jobcentre on the same date.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkTable 1 gives the numbers of notified vacancies remaining unfilled on 3 February at each jobcentre in the county of Lancashire, analysed according to the 1980 standard industrial classification. Table 2 gives the total numbers of unemployed claimants in the jobcentres areas on 9 February.
The vacancy figures relate only to vacancies notified to the jobcentres and remaining unfilled on the day of the count; vacancies notified to jobcentres are estimated to be about one-third of all vacancies in the economy as a whole. The figures do not include vacancies notified to professional and executive recruitment offices or community programme vacancies.
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Standard Industrial Classification 1980 Jobcentres Haslingden Kirkham Lancaster Leyland Morecombe Nelson Ormskirk Padiham Preston Rawtenstall Skelmersdule St.Annes Thornton Cleveleys Mineral oil processing — — — — — — — — — — — — — Nuclear fuel production — — — — — — — — — — — — — Gas, electricity and water — — 1 — 7 — — — 3 — — — 1 Extraction of other minerals and ores — — — — — — — — — — — — — Metal manufacture — — — — — — — — — — — — — Manufacture of non-metallic products — — — — — — — — — — 1 — — Chemical industry 2 — 3 — 2 11 — 1 3 — 3 — — Production of man-made fibres — — — — — — — — — — — — — Manufacture of metal goods 1 — — 1 — 4 — 3 — — 1 — — Mechanical engineering 5 2 5 — 8 1 1 — 6 1 12 — 2 Manufacture of office machinery and data processing equipment — — — — — — — — 1 — — —. .— Electrical and electronic engineering 1 — 1 — 7 — — — 6 3 1 — — Manufacture of motor vehicles — — — — — — 1 — — — — — — Shipbuilding and repairing — — — — — — — — — — — — — Manufacture of aerospace and other transport equipment 1 — — — — — — — — — — — 1 Instrument engineering — — — — — — — — — — 2 — — Food, drink and tobacco 4 5 1 — — 1 — — 6 — 1 2 1 Textiles 1 — — — — 3 — 1 6 5 — — 2 Leather, footwear and clothing 5 — 2 1 2 3 2 2 1 9 32 — 3 Timber and furniture — — 1 7 — 1 2 1 3 — — — 2 Paper, printing and publishing — — 1 — 1 — 1 — 3 — 4 3 — Other manufacturing 4 — — — 1 3 — 1 — 1 3 — 3 Construction 5 5 6 1 81 3 3 2 13 5 3 1 7 Wholesale distribution 1 — 3 — — 2 8 — 10 — — 2 1 Retail distribution 4 2 38 14 12 14 9 1 71 12 42 37 4 Hotel and catering 1 4 22 1 364 6 16 — 18 — 6 9 7 Repair of consumer goods and vehicles — — 3 — 1 — — — 1 — — — — Transport 8 — 1 1 2 — 1 — 2 — — 1 1 Telecommunications — — — — — — — — — 2 — — 1 Insurance, banking, finance and business services 3 1 8 6 11 3 7 — 33 5 — 4 1 Public administration and defence 4 4 37 12 32 13 8 — 63 4 5 48 41 Medical and other health services — 4 23 — 7 2 14 — 16 3 3 5 — Other services—not elsewhere classified 1 4 14 5 7 4 5 3 18 3 4 21 5 TOTAL 50 31 171 49 566 74 79 15 283 55 123 131 83
Table 2—Total numbers of unemployed claimants on 9 February 1984 Jobcentre area Number Accrington 3,036 Bacup 874 Bamber Bridge 1,603 Barnoldswick 774 Blackburn 7,724 Blackpool 5,839 Blackpool South 5,466 Burnley 4,681 Chorley 3,877 Clitheroe 750 Colne 1,273 Darwen 1,463 Fleetwood 2,311 Great Harwood 1,185 Haslingden 654 Kirkham 777 Lancaster 3,963 Leyland 2,149 Morecambe 3,038 Nelson 2,507 Ormskirk 2,224 Padiham 1,366 Preston 10,384 Rawtenstall 1,080 Skelmersdale 4,881 St. Annes 1,566 Thornton Cleveleys 2,368
§ Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs were lost in the county of Lancashire in 1983 in the following industries (a) mining, (b) chemicals (c) metal manufacture, (d) footwear, (e) mechanical engineering, (f) textiles and (g) paper and printing.
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§ Mr. Alan ClarkStatistics of job losses are not available, but net changes in the number of jobs may be calculated by comparing employment figures at different dates. The following is the latest available information for the county of Lancashire and relates to the period from June 1978 to September 1981.
Standard Industrial Classification 1968 Order or Minimum List Heading (MLH) Net changes in the numbers of employees in employment: June 1978 to September 1981 (thousands) Order II Mining -0.6 Order V Chemicals -2.6 Order VI Metal manufacture +0.4 MLH 450 Footwear -0.8 Order VII Mechanical engineering +1.7 Order XIII Textiles -16.0 Order XVIII Paper and printing -1.0
§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the average level of unemployment in the United Kingdom and other European Economic Community countries in each of the years since 1973.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe average unemployment levels as published by the Statistical Office of the European Community are as follows. The figures are not comparable because of differences in the size of the labour force and varying concepts and coverage of unemployment.
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Thousands United Kingdom Germany France Italy Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Ireland Denmark Greece 1973 595.6 273.5 393.9 1,004.8 109.9 111.2 0.046 62.0 17.8 n/a 1974 599.5 582.5 497.7 997.2 134.9 124.1 0.057 67.2 47.9 27.1 1975 940.9 1,074.2 839.7 1,106.9 195.3 207.8 0.264 96.2 113.5 35.0 1976 1,301.7 1,060.3 933.5 1,181.7 210.8 266.6 0.456 107.8 118.2 28.5 1977 1,402.7 1,030.0 1,071.8 1,381.9 206.9 307.6 0.820 106.4 147.0 27.7 1978 1,382.7 992.9 1,166.9 1,528.6 205.6 333.4 1.166 99.2 169.8 30.9 1979 1,295.7 876.1 1,349.9 1,653.4 210.0 351.8 1.055 89.6 137.5 31.6 1980 1,664.9 888.9 1,450.6 1,776.2 248.0 382.3 1.094 101.5 161.5 37.2 1981 2,520.4 1,271.6 1,772.9 1,992.6 385.3 471.6 1.559 127.9 218.4 42.1 1982 *2,916.9 1,833.2 2,007.8 2,378.7 541.7 535.0 2.039 156.6 235.1 50.2 1983 *3,104.7 2,258.2 2,041.5 2,708.5 800.6 589.5 2.476 192.7 257.8 61.3 *The United Kingdom comparisons between 1982 and 1983 is affected by the 1983 Budget measures which between March and August 1983 enabled an estimated 162,000 men aged 60 and over to receive supplementary benefit or national insurance credits without having to sign on. Source: Eurostat: Unemployment Bulletin 1. 1984.
United Kingdom figures: Employment Gazette.