HC Deb 03 November 1987 vol 121 cc667-8W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many people, by sex, work full-time and part-time in the Dundee, West constituency for the latest available date; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979;

(2) how many people in the Dundee, West constituency are employed in the service industries on the latest available figures; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979;

(3) how many people in the Dundee, West constituency are employed in manufacturing industry on the latest available figures; and what are the corresponding figures for each year since 1979;

Mr. Lee

[holding answer 26 October 1987]: The available employment estimates for parliamentary constituencies are from censuses of employment taken in September 1981 and September 1984 and are as follows. A breakdown by industry and by full and part-time status is not available for the earlier year.

Employees in employment1
September 1981 September 1984
Dundee West constituency2
All industries and services 56,500 54,000
Males
full-time N/A 24,500
part-time N/A 1,400
all 27,500 25.900
Females
full-time N/A 15,900
part-time N/A 12,100
all 29,000 28,100
Service industries N/A 41,300
Manufacturing industries N/A 9,800
1 The figures exclude the self-employed and members of Her Majesty's forces.
2 To facilitate comparisons over time, the figures for the constituency are aggregates of frozen wards (ie, ward boundaries as at 1981).
N/A = Not available.

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of job vacancies in the Dundee, West constituency for the latest available date.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 26 October 1987]I have been asked to reply.

Vacancy statistics are not available on a parliamentary constituency basis. However, the number of vacancies notified in the Dundee jobcentre area and remaining unfilled on 4 September 1987 was 579 (including 84 community programme vacancies). It is estimated that only around one third of all vacancies nationally are notified to jobcentres. This information is available in the Library.