§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Paymaster General how many jobs have been lost since 1977 in the three northern regions (the north, north-west and Yorkshire and Humberside); what proportion of the job losses in England over the same period the job losses in the northern regions represent; and what are the corresponding figures for the south-east region.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkInformation about job gains and job losses is not available from the Department's statistics, but an indication of the net changes can be seen by comparing levels of employment at different dates.
The net changes in the size of the civilian employed labour force for the areas specified between June 1977 and September 1985, the latest date for which figures are available, are as follows:
Number North -211,000 North-West —83.000 Yorkshire and Humberside -186,000 South-East +386,000 England -300,000 The net decrease in the civilian employed labour force was the result of increases in some regions, including the south-east, and decreases in others including the northern region.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Paymaster General if he will indicate for each English region the change in total employment as a proportion of all jobs between June 1977 and September 1984.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe changes in the size of the civilian employed labour force for the areas and dates specified are contained in the following table:
Percentage changes in the size of the civilian employed labour force between June 1977 and September 1984 Per cent South-East 3 East Anglia 9 South-West 4 West Midlands - 9 East Midlands - 5 Yorkshire and Humberside — 9 North-West - 7 North - 16 The civilian employed labour force is the sum of employees in employment and the self employed in each of the standard regions.
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Paymaster General how many manufacturing jobs have been lost in each of the 722W regions of England since June 1977 to the latest available date, showing the proportion of people employed in the manufacturing sector for each region.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkInformation about job gains and job losses is not available from the Department's statistics, but an indication of the net changes can be seen by comparing levels of employment at different dates.
The following tables show the net changes in the numbers of employees in employment in the manufacturing industries between June 1977 and September 1985, and the proportion of employees employed in September 1985 who were employed in manufacturing industries.
Net changes between June 1977 and September 1985 in numbers of employees in employment in manufacturing industries Region Net change South-East -317,000 East Anglia -26,000 South-West -76,000 West Midlands -298,000 East Midlands -103,000 Yorkshire and Humberside -208,000 North-West -320,000 North -144,000
Employees employed in manufacturing industries in September 1985 as a proportion of all employees in employment Region Per cent. South-East 21 East Anglia 25 South-West 24 West Midlands 36 East Midlands 35 Yorkshire and Humberside 29 North-West 28 North 28
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Paymaster General what was the unemployment rate in 1981 and 1984 in each English region and in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. The rates are adjusted for discontinuities and relate to unemployed claimants, seasonally adjusted school leavers for the English regions and the United Kingdom for October 1981 and October 1984.
October 1981 per cent. October 1984 per cent. South-East 7.1 9.4 East Anglia 8.2 9.9 South-West 8.9 11.3 West Midlands 12.3 14.9 East Midlands 9.1 12.1 Yorkshire and Humberside 11.0 14.0 North-West 12.6 15.4 North 14.0 17.8 United Kingdom 10.2 12.8
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Paymaster General what is the proportion of unemployed in each English region who have been continuously unemployed for more than 12 months.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. 10 October 1985 is the latest date for which an analysis of unemployment by duration is available. The proportions of claimants who have been unemployed for over 12 months in the English regions were as follows: 723W
per cent. South-East 36.3 East Anglia 34.8 South-West 34.2 West Midlands 47.0 East Midlands 40.4 Yorkshire and Humberside 41.8 North-West 45.2 North 45.7
§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Paymaster General what is the ratio of registered unemployed people to notified vacancies in each English region; and what are the ratios for the three northern regions (north, north-west and Yorkshire and Humberside) and the south-east.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkFollowing is the available information. Figures are given showing the numbers of unemployed claimants in the regions of England as at 14 November 1985. Also shown are the numbers of unfilled vacancies at jobcentres in the regions (including community programme) as at 8 November, and the ratios of the unemployed to these vacancies. Vacancies notified to jobcentres are estimated to be about one third of all vacancies in the economy as a whole.
Region Unemployed claimants Unfilled Vacancies Ratio South-East 779,842 68,428 11.4 East Anglis 81,676 6,303 13.0 South-West 208,419 19,573 10.6 West Midlands 345,681 16,927 20.4 East Midlands 198,884 10,698 18.6 Yorkshire and Humberside 307,148 11,461 26.8 North-West 448,151 19,319 23.2 North 236,188 11,051 21.4 Northern Regions (Yorkshire and Humberside North-West and North) 991,487 41,831 23.7
§ Ms. Clare Shortasked the Paymaster General (1) what was the seasonally adjusted fall in unemployment in November;
(2) what was the seasonally adjusted fall in unemployment in September.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following information is in the Library. The seasonally adjusted level of unemployment in the United Kingdom (excluding school leavers) fell by 3,800 in September, and by 8,100 in November.