§ Mr. Nellistasked the Paymaster General what was the number of job vacancies registered at Coventry at the latest available date; and how many of those were (a) part-time, (b) situated outside the Coventry travel-to-work area and (c) funded by community programme, or other special employment measures.
§ Mr. LangThe number of vacancies, excluding those funded by special employment measures, registered at Coventry jobcentre remaining unfilled on 3 January 1986 was 729, of which 72 were part-time—i.e., for less than 30 hours per week. In addition, there were 240 unfilled vacancies funded by special employment measures, of which 197 involved work for less than 35 hours per week.
The exact location of vacancies relating to travel-to-work area boundaries could be established only at disproportionate cost, although it is likely that the majority of vacancies registered at Coventry jobcentre are in the Coventry and Hinckley travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. Nellistasked the Paymaster General if he will give for Coventry the latest unemployment figures, broken down by age, sex and duration.
§ Mr. LangFollowing is the requested information, which is available in the library.
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Age and Duration Analysis of the Unemployed for Statistical Date 9 January 1986 Local Authority areas District: Coventry Males Duration of Unemployment in weeks Under 17 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 12 22 24 22 84 39 37 18 20 26 15 15 16 350 Over 1 and up to 2 7 7 12 10 46 28 25 22 8 5 13 4 12 199 Over 2 and up to 4 8 20 24 17 95 45 29 36 20 27 20 26 16 383 Over 4 and up to 6 13 26 29 32 129 69 48 41 33 22 27 18 22 509 Over 6 and up to 8 10 24 20 26 98 66 48 39 33 25 21 24 22 456 Over 8 and up to 13 33 66 72 56 230 128 90 84 61 45 42 52 51 1,010 Over 13 and up to 26 122 204 241 158 554 282 176 162 122 98 101 138 140 2,498 Over 26 and up to 39 14 109 107 82 371 169 147 109 78 52 66 76 110 1,490 Over 39 and up to 52 1 34 64 58 246 147 120 101 72 69 62 99 90 1,163 Over 52 and up to 65 0 30 54 47 178 155 94 72 69 48 61 58 76 942 Over 65 and up to 78 0 69 79 80 218 132 78 68 42 52 63 69 14 964 Over 78 and up to 104 0 3 64 94 286 163 135 130 89 67 80 93 7 1,211 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 32 126 514 293 202 208 178 157 174 199 8 2,091 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 27 381 224 206 172 146 142 137 211 3 1,649 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 220 178 147 190 142 128 142 209 5 1,361 Over 260 0 0 0 0 146 284 252 236 228 225 218 322 6 1,917 Grand totals Males 220 614 822 835 3,796 2,402 1,834 1,688 1,341 1,188 1,242 1,613 598 8,193
Females Duration of Unemployment in weeks Under 17 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 13 14 16 12 70 27 17 14 6 10 8 9 0 216 Over 1 and up to 2 5 8 14 14 30 30 15 6 2 3 4 8 0 139 Over 2 and up to 4 6 9 19 10 81 34 28 20 8 12 11 4 0 242 Over 4 and up to 6 5 12 15 13 52 38 26 12 13 15 14 17 0 232 Over 6 and up to 8 16 29 25 19 70 34 16 9 9 9 8 11 0 255 Over 8 and up to 13 16 63 42 35 147 105 55 53 30 24 20 19 0 609 Over 13 and up to 26 114 211 249 157 319 211 92 63 76 57 45 53 0 1,647 Over 26 and up to 39 7 81 71 64 230 144 67 46 48 48 41 39 0 886 Over 39 and up to 52 1 30 42 39 140 128 70 39 43 36 32 45 0 645 Over 52 and up to 65 0 15 29 46 121 75 42 22 37 43 26 37 0 493 Over 65 and up to 78 0 48 78 82 93 41 23 18 27 25 25 40 0 500 Over 78 and up to 104 0 5 42 49 103 72 41 30 39 36 40 53 1 511 Over 104 and up to 156 0 0 33 79 182 58 52 37 39 55 75 68 1 679 Over 156 and up to 208 0 0 0 20 158 35 24 20 24 43 45 60 0 429 Over 208 and up to 260 0 0 0 0 84 24 11 8 16 19 34 36 1 233 Over 260 0 0 0 0 49 59 34 22 24 40 60 88 0 376 Grand totals Females 183 525 675 639 1,929 1,115 613 419 441 475 488 587 3 8,092
§ Mr. Terry Fieldsasked the Paymaster General what have been the Government's annual estimates, from 1979 to 1985, of the level of unemployment.
§ Mr. LangThe following information is in the Library. The table shows annual average figures for the United Kingdom. They are adjusted for discontinuities and relate to unemployed claimants, excluding school leavers.
Number 1979 1,173,200 1980 1,487,100 1981 2,307,300 1982 2,669,000 1983 2,912,100 1984 3,046,800 1985 3,166,700