§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of notified vacancies unfilled at each jobcentre in Merseyside 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 Merseyside special development area, analysed according to the 1980 standard industrial classification. Table 2 gives the total numbers of unemployed claimants in the jobcentre 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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Table 1 Number of notified vacancies remaining unfilled on 3 February 1984 Jobcentres Standard Industrial Classification 1980 Allerton Bebington Belle Vale Birkenhead Booth Crosby Ellesmere Port Everton Garston Hoylake Huyton Agriculture, forestry and fishing — — 1 — — — — — — — — Coal extraction — — — — — — — — — — — Mineral oil and natural gas extraction — — — — — — — — — — — Mineral oil processing — 1 — — — — — — — — — Nuclear fuel production — — — — — — — — — — — Gas, electricity and water — 1 — 1 7 — — — 1 — — Extraction of other minerals and ores — — — — — — — — — — — Metal manufacture — — — 2 3 — — — — — — Manufacture of non-metallic products — 1 — — — — — 1 — — — Chemical industry — 6 — 1 — — 1 1 2 — — Production of man-made fibres — — — — — — — — — — — Manufacture of metal goods — — — — 10 — — 1 — — 3 Mechanical engineering — — — 2 1 — 2 1 1 — — Manufacture of office machinery and data processing equipment — — — — — — — — — — — Electrical and electronic engineering — 7 — — 20 1 1 — — — — Manufacture of motor vehicles — — — — — — — — 1 — — Shipbuilding and repairing — — — 2 — — — — — — — Manufacture of aerospace and other transport equipment — — — 1 — — — — 1 — — Instrument engineering 1 — — — — — — — — — — Food, drink and tobacco — — — 2 8 1 — — — — 1 Textiles — — — — — — — — — — — Leather, footwear and clothing — — — 18 5 2 2 1 — — — Timber and furniture — — — 4 — — 3 — 1 — — Paper, printing and publishing — 1 — 3 — 1 1 — 1 — — Other manufacturing — — — 1 — — — — 1 — — Construction 2 5 2 19 9 3 5 6 7 2 3 Wholesale distribution — — 1 7 2 — 1 — 1 1 2 Retail distribution 16 3 7 49 13 18 14 11 7 8 8 Hotel and catering 9 4 1 20 2 6 6 1 33 2 7 Repair of consumer goods and vehicles — — — 2 — — 1 — — — 1 Transport 2 — — — 1 3 2 1 53 1 2 Telecommunications — — — — 1 — — 1 — — — Insurance, banking, finance and business services 3 6 4 8 33 7 10 3 5 1 10 Public administration and defence 13 1 2 36 31 5 11 6 9 5 18 Medical and other health services — 1 3 9 — 2 3 — — 2 1 Other services—not elsewhere classified 19 4 6 21 4 8 8 — 8 3 3 Total 65 41 27 208 150 57 71 34 132 25 59 554W555W
Standard Industrial Classification 1980 Kirkby Liverpool (Williamson Square) Neston Old Swan Prescot Runcorn Toxteth Wallasey Walton Vale Widnes Agriculture, forestry and fishing — — 1 — — — — — — — Coal extraction — — — — — — — — — — Mineral oil and natural gas extraction — — — — — — — — — — Mineral oil processing — — — — — — — — — — Nuclear fuel production — — — — — — — — — — Gas, electricity and water — — — 5 — — 1 — 1 — Extraction of other minerals and ores — — — — — — — — — — Metal manufacture — — — — — — — — — 1 Manufacture of non-metallic products — — — — — 4 — — — — Chemical industry 1 3 — — — 5 — 1 — 8 Production of man-made fibres — — — — — — — — — — Manufacture of metal goods — 1 — 1 1 3 1 1 — 1 Mechanical engineering — 9 1 1 — — 1 11 1 4 Manufacture of office machinery and data processing equipment 1 — — — — — — — — — Electrical and electronic engineering 1 4 — — — 2 — 3 — — Manufacture of motor vehicles — — — — — 1 — — — — Shipbuilding and repairing — — — — — — — — — — Manufacture of aerospace and other transport equipment — 1 — — — — 3 — — — Instrument engineering — — — — — 2 — — — — Food, drink and tobacco 2 2 — 5 — 2 — — 3 — Textiles — 1 — 1 — 2 — — 1 — Leather, footwear and clothing — 18 — 6 1 7 2 5 1 1 Timber and furniture 3 7 1 1 1 1 — 2 3 3 Paper, printing and publishing — 8 — — 2 1 1 1 4 — Other manufacturing — 1 — — — 6 — 1 — — Construction 3 23 1 14 3 3 4 15 9 10 Wholesale distribution 1 15 — — 1 1 3 2 5 1 Retail distribution 2 67 2 13 3 14 5 21 6 11 Hotel and catering — 44 5 1 — 4 1 14 4 4 Repair of consumer goods and vehicles 1 — — — — — — 2 — — Transport 2 11 — 1 — 1 — 2 — 2 Telecommunications — 4 — — — — 2 1 — — Insurance, banking, finance and business services 4 53 3 10 2 7 1 3 — 1 Public administration and defence 4 56 5 11 7 22 20 6 6 17 Medical and other health services 1 45 — 5 6 10 13 3 2 3
Standard Industrial Classification 1980 Kirkby Liverpool (Williamson Square) Neston Old Swan Prescot Runcorn Toxteth Wallasey Walton Vale Widnes Other services—not elsewhere classified 2 51 9 10 10 4 13 24 6 7 Total 28 424 28 85 37 102 71 118 52 74
Table 2. Total numbers of unemployed claimants on 9 February 1984 Jobcentre area Number Allerton 1,304 Bebington 3,622 Belle Vale 3,730 Birkenhead 13,174 Bootle 8,186 Crosby 5,909 Ellesmere Port 5,685 Everton 8,373 Garston 9,454 Hoylake 1,227 Huyton 9,226 Kirkby 7,621 Liverpool (Williamson Sq) 5,283 Neston 964 Old Swan 16,401 Prescot 2,775 Runcorn 6,799 Toxteth 9,763 Wallasey 7,428 Walton Vale 4,755 Widnes 5,114
§ Rev. William McCreaasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were placed in employment by the jobcentres in England in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe information requested is as follows:
Year Ending Number of Placings 7 March 1980 1,581,691 6 March 1981 1,257,649 5 March 1982 1,214,455 4 March 1983 1,292,593 2 March 1984 1,487,954