Labour Statistics (Hansard, 2 February 1987)

§ Mr. Dobson
asked the Paymaster General if he will give the number of people registered as unemployed in the constituency of York for one year or more and for three years or more in 1979, 1983 and at the date for which the latest figures are available.

§ Mr. Lee
Following is the available information, which is also in the Library. The table shows the number of unemployed claimants in the York parliamentary constituency who had been unemployed for more than one year and for more than three years in October 1983 and October 1986. The comparison is affected by the change in the compilation of the statistics in March 1986. Statistics of unemployment for parliamentary constituencies are derived from the ward-based system and are available only from June 1983.

Unemployed more than one year Unemployed more than three year

October 1983 1,317 385

October 1986 2,225 770

§ Mr. Ralph Howell
asked the Paymaster General if he will give both as a figure and as a percentage the number of persons (a) in the entire workforce and (b) classified as unemployed who are classed as (i) skilled, (ii) semiskilled and (iii) unskilled.
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§ Mr.Lee
The available information, which is from the Labour Force Survey, is set out in the table.

Great Britain, Spring 1985

Unemployed¹ Labour Force²

Social Class Number percentage of total Number percentage of total

I-III Professional, intermediate and skilled occupations 1,041,000 37 19,219,000 72

IV Partly skilled occupations 419,000 15 4,352,000 16

V Unskilled occupations 199,000 7 1,564,000 6

Not Classified³ 1,155,000 41 1,418,000 5

Total 2,814,000 100 26,553,000 100

¹ People without a job and looking for work.

² Economically active people (employees, self employed, and unemployed).

³ Includes 554,000 people looking for work for more than three years who were not asked about their previous occupation and 347,000 people who had never had a job.

	Unemployed more than one year	Unemployed more than three year
October 1983	1,317	385
October 1986	2,225	770

Great Britain, Spring 1985
	Unemployed¹	Labour Force²
Social Class	Number	percentage of total	Number	percentage of total
I-III Professional, intermediate and skilled occupations	1,041,000	37	19,219,000	72
IV Partly skilled occupations	419,000	15	4,352,000	16
V Unskilled occupations	199,000	7	1,564,000	6
Not Classified³	1,155,000	41	1,418,000	5
Total	2,814,000	100	26,553,000	100
¹ People without a job and looking for work.
² Economically active people (employees, self employed, and unemployed).
³ Includes 554,000 people looking for work for more than three years who were not asked about their previous occupation and 347,000 people who had never had a job.