§ Mr. Leighasked the Paymaster General what are the month-by-month unemployment figures for the constituency of Gainsborough and Horncastle since June 147W 1983; and if he will state for each figure what percentage this represents of the work force of the Gainsborough and Horncastle constituency.
§ Mr. LeeThe following information is in the Library. The table gives the number of unemployed claimants in the Gainsborough and Horncastle parliamentary constituency between June 1983 and February 1987. This comparison is affected by changes in the method of collection and compilation of the data. Equivalent estimates of the work force are not available.
Unemployed claimants in Gainsborough and Horncastle Parliamentary Constituency Number June 1983 3,597 July 3,573 August 3,397 September 3,593 October 3,479 November 3,551 December 3,603 January 1984 3,775 February 3,810 March 3,749 April 3,690 May 3,632 June 3,534 July 3,722 August 3,731 September 3,875 October 3,729 November 3,820 December 3,846 January 1985 4,065 February 4,105 March 3,964 April 3,980 May 3,918 June 3,846 July 3,947 August 3,871 September 3,946 October 3,852 November 4,014 December 4,152 January 1986 4,358 February 4,369 March 4,252 April 4,172 May 4,197 June 4,175 July 4,276 August 4,113 September 4,182 October 3,964 November 4,028 December 4,018 January 1987 4,233 February 4,260
§ Mr. Leighasked the Paymaster General what are the month by month unemployment figures for the town of Gainsborough since June 1983; and if he will state for each figure what percentage this represents of Gainsborough's work force.
§ Mr. LeeThe following information is in the Library. The table shows the number of unemployed claimants in148W the wards of Gainsborough, East, Gainsborough, North and Gainsborough, South-West from June 1983 to February 1987. This comparison is affected by changes in the method of collection and compilation of the data. Equivalent estimates of the work force are not available.
Unemployed claimants in Gainsborough Number June 1983 1,282 July 1,285 August 1,182 September 1,253 October 1,253 November 1,278 December 1,298 January 1984 1,352 February 1,359 March 1,340 April 1,333 May 1,304 June 1,260 July 1,306 August 1,310 September 1,350 October 1,321 November 1,347 December 1,349 January 1985 1,399 February 1,372 March 1,346 April 1,340 May 1,319 June 1,296 July 1,284 August 1,248 September 1,289 October 1,363 November 1,406 December 1,456 January 1986 1,499 February 1,472 March 1,442 April 1,393 May 1,420 June 1,401 July 1,391 August 1,340 September 1,359 October 1,412 November 1,437 December 1,431 January 1987 1,493 February 1,465
§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Paymaster General if he will show from the 1986 labour force survey the number of people in Great Britain who are economically active and (a) in employment, (b) unemployed and (c) others on Government training schemes, broken down (i) by ethnic origin and (ii) by age in five-year age bands and the comparable figures from the 1984 and 1985 labour force surveys.
§ Mr. LeePreliminary labour force survey results for the spring of 1986, together with comparable estimates from the 1984 and 1985 surveys, on the employment status of the economically active by ethnic origin and age are shown in the following table: 149W
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Economically active persons in Great Britain—employment status, ethnic origin and age (thousands) Ethnic origin Economically active In Employment 4 Unemployed Employees and self employed On Government employment and training schemes 19841 White 24,895 21,948 295 2,652 Non-White 1,042 812 16 213 Of which: West Indian/Guyanese 293 217 5 67 Indian 371 311 5 56 Pakistani/Bangladeshi 128 83 5 44 Other 249 202 5 46 All Ethnic Origins3 26,304 23,072 315 2,916 Age 16–19 2,432 1,690 227 515 20–24 3,541 2,903 34 604 25–29 3,004 2,342 12 390 30–34 2,838 2,532 10 296 35–39 3,277 3,002 5 267 40–44 2,724 2,502 5 216 45–49 2,534 2,355 5 174 50–54 2,349 2,182 5 162 55–59 1,991 1,816 5 171 60–64 1,205 1,104 5 98 65–69 237 222 5 15 70 and over 171 163 5 5 All Ages 26,304 23,072 315 2,916 19851 White 25,257 22,302 373 2,582 Non-White 1,013 792 18 203 Of which: West Indian/Guyanese 299 227 10 62 Indian 304 248 5 52 Pakistani/Bangladeshi 137 95 5 42 Other 272 223 5 46 All Ethnic Origins1 26,533 23,343 396 2,814 Age 16–19 2,440 1,685 290 464 20–24 3,643 3,033 41 568 25–29 3,116 2,713 17 387 30–34 2,845 2,541 10 294 35–39 3,342 3,062 5 274 40–44 2,809 2,602 5 202 45–49 2,573 2,369 5 197 50–54 2,298 2,130 5 161 55–59 1,986 1,820 5 157 60–64 1,084 999 5 83 65–69 245 228 5 18 70 and over 171 162 5 5 All Ages 26,533 23,343 396 2,814 19861 White 25,308 22,345 377 2,585 Non-White 1,071 841 17 213 Of which: West Indian/Guyanese 283 214 5 61 Indian 352 289 5 61 Pakistani/Bangladeshi 139 97 5 40 Other 297 241 5 52 All Ethnic Origins3 26,657 23,341 399 2,827 Age 16–19 2,409 1,674 264 471 20–24 3,665 3,024 62 579 25–29 3,221 2,787 20 414 30–34 2,898 2,590 11 297 35–39 3,329 3,048 12 268 40–44 2,928 2,715 5 205 45–49 2,559 2,374 5 180 50–54 2,279 2,114 5 160 55–59 1,945 1,786 5 151 60–64 1,041 956 5 80
Ethnic origin Economically active In Employment 4Unemployed Employees and self employed On Government employment and training schemes 65–69 232 216 5 17 70 and over 151 147 5 5 All Ages 26,657 23,341 399 2,827 1 Estimates relate to the spring of each year and to resdient in private households. 2 Preliminary results. 3 Includes those who did not state their ethnic origin. 4 Those persons without a job who were looking for work in the survey reference week or prevented from seeking work by temporary sickness or holiday, or who were waiting for the results of a job application or waiting to start a job they had already obtained. 5 Less than ten thousand.
§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Paymaster General if he will provide a breakdown of the latest national unemployment figures according to standard under 18, 18 to 24, 25 to 44, and 45 years plus age groupings, by the standard under 26, 26 to 52, 52 to 104, 104 to 156, 156 to 208, 208 to 260, and 260 plus weeks duration of unemployment groupings as a total, and by sex; and how these figures compare to those of 11 April 1985.
§ Mr. LeeUnemployment analysed by age and duration for the United Kingdom is published in table 2.6 of theEmployment Gazette, a copy of which is in the Library. The most recent data relate to 8 January 1987, which are published on page S25 of the March 1987 Gazette. Figures for 11 April 1985 on page S31 of the June 1985 Gazette.
§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Paymaster General (1) if he will list, for each year of the age range 16 to 25, the number and proportion of those in school, work, further education, higher education, community programmes, or other specified schemes;
Spring 1986 Thousands Less than a week 1 week but less than 4 4 weeks but less than 12 12 weeks but less than 26 26 weeks but less than 52 Total Manufacturing 117 29 41 26 47 260 Services 462 98 177 71 171 988 Other 55 1 11 1 24 108 Not specified 1 1 1 1 1 13 Total 635 138 230 109 258 1,370 1 Cell size less than 10,000. Equivalent figures on expenditure are not currently available.
The Manpower Services Commission's study of funding of vocational and education and training should provide more information on training expenditure, both public and private, in all industry sectors. This study is due to report in spring 1988.