§ Baroness Ellesasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many vacancies have been notified by employers to Jobcentres, by county and by category (skilled, unskilled, secretarial), from January 1985—January 1986 or last available dates and how many employees have filled these vacancies as a result of such notifications.
§ The Secretary of State for Employment (Lord Young of Graffham)To provide all the figures required would involve disproportionate cost. However, the numbers of notified and filled vacancies by occupation in the counties and regions of Great Britain for the period requested are available in the Library. Comparisons over the period will be affected by administrative changes in the way the vacancy figures are compiled.