§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Paymaster General whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each European Economic Community country the percentage rate of unemployment in May 1979 and at the latest available date in each case, the numbers employed in manufacturing and the number of full-time adult male workers.
§ Mr. LangThe available information on unemployment rates is given in the following table. The figures are based on national definitions and are not fully comparable.
Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rates May 1979 March 1986 Germany 3.8 9.2 France 7.2 ‡10.2 Italy 7.8 ║11.1 Netherlands 6.3 15.0 Belgium 10.9 16.2 Luxembourg *0.7 ¶1.5 Ireland 7.5 18.0 Denmark 5.8 ●8.0 United Kingdom 4.7 13.2 Spain 9.2 ●22.6 Greece 2.1 6.4 Portugal n.a. n.a. Notes:
* Annual average.
† Excluding school leavers, adjusted for discontinuities of coverage.
‡ February.
║ October 1985.
¶ Unadjusted.
● January.
With respect to the numbers employed in manufacturing, I refer the hon. Member to my answer on 24 April, at column 204.
Information on the number of full-time male workers in European Community countries is available from the annual labour force sample surveys, the results of which are published by the Statistical Office of the European Communities. It is to be found on page 32 of the publication containing the 1979 results, and page 92 of the one containing those for 1983, copies of both of which are available in the Library.
§ Mr. Parkasked the Paymaster General how many people were employed in 1980 in Coventry in the manufacture of machine tools; and how many were employed in the last 12 months.
§ Mr. LangEmployment statistics for local areas are available only for those dates when censuses of employment are taken. No census was taken in 1980, but in 1981, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 3,800 employees employed in the Coventry jobcentre area in the manufacture of metal-working machine tools (activity heading 3221 of the Standard Industrial Classification 1980).
113WMore up-to-date employment estimates for local areas will become available following publication of the 1984 census of employment later this year. Between censuses, employment estimates are based on small-scale sample inquiries which cannot produce reliable results for areas smaller than regions.
§ Mr. Parkasked the Paymaster General what has been the rise in the rate of unemployment in the Coventry, North-East constituency in the last 18 months; and what is the level of unfilled vacancies.
§ Mr. LangThe following information is in the Library. Unemployment rates are not calculated for areas smaller than travel-to-work areas. However, on 13 September 1984 there were 9,180 unemployed claimants in the Coventry, North-East constituency. The corresponding number for 6 March 1986 was 8,559, a fall over the last 18 months of 621. Comparisons over the period are affected by seasonal factors and the change in the basis of the count in March 1986. Information on the number of unfilled vacancies in the Coventry, North-East constituency is not available. However, on 7 March 1986 there were 692 unfilled vacancies at the Coventry jobcentre and 39 unfilled vacancies at the Coventry careers office.
§ Mr. Parkasked the Paymaster General what percentage of economically active women between the ages of 16 and 60 years are in work, full-time and part-time, in the Coventry, North-East constituency.
§ Mr. LangThe available information comes from the 1981 census of population and is contained in "Parliamentary Constituency Monitor" reference CEN 81 PCM 22, published on 19 May 1983, a copy of which is in the Library.
§ Mr. Clayasked the Paymaster General how many of the vacancies registered at jobcentres at the latest available date were for part-time employment.
§ Mr. LangOn 7 March 1986 there were 45,229 unfilled vacancies at jobcentres in Great Britain which involved work for less than 30 hours per week, out of a total of 158,263.