HC Deb 07 December 1988 vol 143 cc216-31W
Mr. Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for employment if he will publish an analysis of known job vacancies in Greater Manchester by skill category required.

Mr. Lee

the following information is in the Library. The table shows the number of unfilled vacancies analysed by occupation at jobcentres in the Greater Manchester county on 7 October 1988.

Recent research has confirmed that, nationally, about a third of vacancies are notified to jobcentres.

Job vacancies analysed by occupation in Greater Manchester as at 7 October 1988
Occupation description Vacancies
Managerial 478
Nursing 139
Typing and Secretarial 245
Clerical and Machine operators 1,648
Selling—Distribution 1,159
Selling—others 493
Security and Protective services 244
Catering 1,367
Cleaning and personal services 1,158
Farming and Fishing 29
Materials Processing—Textiles/Cloth 14
Materials Processing—Food 121
Metal Processing 13
Metal Processing—Others 14
Making/ Repairing/Textiles/Cloths 522
Making/Repairing—Others 273
Machine operator (Engineering)—Skilled 120
Machine operator (Engineering)—Unskilled 19
Toolmakers/Fitters 44
Installation/Maintenance 230
Electricians 166
Electronic Technicians 36
Welding/Fabrication 231
Painting 80
Assembling/Packaging/Inspecting 306
Construction—Skilled 211
Construction—Unskilled 34
Mining and Quarrying 2
Transport Operators—HGV and PSV 173
Transport Operators—Others 509
Miscellaneous 380
Total 10,504

Mr. Bradley

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of vacancies which exist by industrial classification in each of the constituencies in Greater Manchester; and if he will list other vacancies according to whatever similar criteria his Department uses for the same area.

Mr. Lee

The table gives the available information which is also in the Library. It shows the number of unfilled vacancies analysed by industry at jobcentres in the county of Greater Manchester on 5 August 1988, the latest available date. Vacancy statistics are collected by jobcentre area, and it is not possible to allocate the figures accurately by parliamentary constituency for Greater Manchester.

Unfilled vacancies analysed by industry—5 August 1988
Industrial classification Altrincham jobcentre Ashton-under-Lyne jobcentre Atherton jobcentre
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 3 0 8
Coal extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil and natural gas extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil processing 0 0 0
Nuclear fuel production 0 0 0
Gas, electricity and water 4 0 0
Extraction of other minerals and ores 0 0 0
Metal manufacture 0 0 0
Manufacture of non-metallic products 0 1 0
Chemical industry 0 3 0
Production of man-made fibres 0 0 0
Manufacture: of metal goods 4 12 1
Mechanical engineering 15 16 4
Manufacture: office machinery/D.P. equipment 1 0 0
Electrical and electronic engineering 8 5 2
Manufacture of motor vehicles 1 0 2
Shipbuilding and repairing 0 0 0
Manufacture: aerospace/transport equipment 0 0 0
Instrument engineering 0 0 0
Food, drink and tobacco 1 3 3
Textiles 1 8 4
Leather, footware and clothing 1 16 12
Timber and furniture 3 3 10
Paper, printing and publishing 5 2 0
Other manufacturing 6 2 4
Construction 25 14 8
Wholesale and distribution 9 7 1
Retail distribution 101 32 5
Hotels and catering 80 24 3
Repair of consumer foods and vehicles 4 1 1
Transport 13 11 14
Telecommunications 2 1 1
Insurance, banking etc., business services 49 25 8
Public administration and defence 19 33 5
Medical and other health services 14 88 3
Other services—NES 38 11 7
Speculative placings/transfers/inputs 0 0 0
TOTALS 407 318 106

Unfilled vacancies analysed by industry—5 August 1988
Industrial classification Beswick jobcentre Bolton jobcentre Bury jobcentre
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0 1
Coal extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil and natural gas extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil processing 0 0 0
Nuclear fuel production 0 0 0
Gas, electricity and water 0 7 0
Extraction of other minerals and ores 0 0 0
Metal manufacture 0 0 2
Manufacture of non-metallic products 0 1 5
Chemical industry 7 2 9
Production of man-made fibres 0 0 0
Manufacture of metal goods 5 10 5
Mechanical engineering 16 40 8
Manufacture: office machinery/D.P. equipment 2 0 0
Electrical and electronic engineering 1 4 3
Manufacture of motor vehicles 4 1 1
Shipbuilding and repairing 0 0 0
Manufacture: aerospace/transport equipment 0 0 0
Instrument engineering 0 1 0
Food, drink and tobacco 3 1 2
Textiles 0 23 10
Leather, footware and clothing 4 41 17
Timber and furniture 2 7 8
Paper, printing and publishing 2 7 8
Other manufacturing 0 17 13
Construction 6 38 28
Wholesale and distribution 18 21 14

Recent reaserarch has confirmed that, nationally, about a third of vacancies are notified to jobcentres.

Industrial classification Beswick jobcentre Bolton jobcentre Bury jobcentre
Retail distribution 15 119 28
Hotels and catering 16 62 18
Repair of consumer foods and vehicles 1 11 5
Transport 7 11 14
Telecommunications 2 1 0
Insurance, banking etc., business services 5 60 15
Public administration and defence 13 78 29
Medical and other health services 1 20 13
Other services—NES 5 37 31
Speculative placings/transfers/inputs 0 0 0
TOTALS 135 620 287

Unfilled vacancies analysed by industry—5 August 1988
Industrial classification Denton jobcentre Didsury jobcentre Droylsden jobcentre
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0 0
Coal extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil and natural gas extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil processing 0 0 0
Nuclear fuel production 0 0 0
Gas, electricity and water 1 0 0
Extraction of other minerals and ores 0 0 0
Metal manufacture 0 0 0
Manufacture of non-metallic products 0 0 0
Chemical industry 0 0 0
Production of man-made fibres 0 0 0
Manufacture of metal goods 0 0 2
Mechanical engineering 5 0 0
Manufacture: office machinery/D.P. equipment 0 0 0
Electrical and electronic engineering 5 3 1
Manufacture of motor vehicles 1 0 0
Shipbuilding and repairing 2 0 0
Manufacture: aerospace/transport equipment 0 0 0
Instrument engineering 0 0 0
Food, drink and tobacco 0 6 1
Textiles 0 0 1
Leather, footware and clothing 8 0 0
Timber and furniture 3 1 2
Paper, printing and publishing 1 2 0
Other manufacturing 1 2 3
Construction 3 8 1
Wholesale and distribution 1 1 1
Retail distribution 10 32 3
Hotels and catering 7 35 12
Repair of consumer goods and vehicles 0 2 0
Transport 5 1 1
Telecommunications 1 5 0
Insurance, banking etc., business services 9 24 2
Public administration and defence 2 16 2
Medical and other health services 0 20 0
Other services—NES 7 32 2
Speculative placings/transfers/inputs 0 0 0
TOTALS 72 190 34

Unfilled vacancies analysed by industry—5 August 1988
Industrial classification Eccles jobcentre Failsworth jobcentre Farnworth jobcentre
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0 0
Coal extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil and natural gas extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil processing 0 0 0
Nuclear fuel production 0 0 0
Gas, electricity and water 0 0 0
Extraction of other minerals and ores 0 0 0
Metal manufacture 0 0 1
Manufacture of non-metallic products 0 0 0
Chemical industry 0 1 0
Production of man-made fibres 0 0 0
Manufacture of metal goods 1 4 0
Mechanical engineering 3 1 5
Manufacture: office machinery/DP equipment 2 0 0
Electrical and electronic engineering 0 4 5

Industrial classification Eccles jobcentre Failsworth jobcentre Farnworth jobcentre
Manufacture of motor vehicles 1 0 4
Shipbuilding and repairing 0 0 0
Manufacture: aerospace/transport equipment 0 0 1
Instrument engineering 0 1 0
Food, drink and tobacco 1 0 1
Textiles 0 0 2
Leather, footware and clothing 5 3 19
Timber and furniture 4 2 6
Paper, printing and publishing 0 2 2
Other manufacturing 5 4 10
Construction 11 16 18
Wholesale and distribution 9 3 4
Retail distribution 23 12 26
Hotels and catering 23 14 12
Repair of consumer goods and vehicles 0 0 0
Transport 10 2 13
Telecommunications 0 0 1
Insurance, banking etc., business services 20 9 10
Public administration and defence 20 3 41
Medical and other health services 8 0 11
Other services—NES 6 3 12
Speculative placings/transfers/inputs 0 0 0
TOTALS 152 84 204

Unfilled vacancies analysed by industry—5 August 1988
Industrial classification Heywood jobcentre Hindley jobcentre Horwich jobcentre
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0 0
Coal extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil and natural gas extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil processing 0 0 0
Nuclear fuel production 0 0 0
Gas, electricity and water 0 0 0
Extraction of other minerals and ores 0 0 1
Metal manufacture 0 0 0
Manufacture of non-metallic products 1 0 0
Chemical industry 1 0 0
Production of man-made fibres 0 0 0
Manufacture of metal goods 0 0 3
Mechanical engineering 1 0 3
Manufacture: office machinery/DP equipment 0 0 0
Electrical and electronic engineering 3 11 1
Manufacture of motor vehicles 0 0 0
Shipbuilding and repairing 0 1 0
Manufacture: aerospace/transport equipment 0 0 0
Instrument engineering 0 0 0
Food, drink and tobacco 0 1 3
Textiles 7 3 2
Leather, footware and clothing 0 3 5
Timber and furniture 0 2 1
Paper, printing and publishing 0 0 4
Other manufacturing 2 0 0
Construction 5 3 4
Wholesale and distribution 10 0 2
Retail distribution 5 3 5
Hotels and catering 5 11 17
Repair of consumer goods and vehicles 1 0 0
Transport 8 3 0
Telecommunications 0 0 0
Insurance, banking etc., business services 17 0 4
Public administration and defence 4 2 6
Medical and other health services 1 0 3
Other services—NES 7 10 4
Speculative placings/transfers/inputs 0 0 0
TOTALS 78 53 68

Unfilled vacancies analysed by industry—5 August 1988
Industrial classification Hyde jobcentre Irlam jobcentre Leigh jobcentre
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 1 0
Coal extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil and natural gas extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil processing 0 0 0
Nuclear fuel production 0 0 0
Gas, electricity and water 0 0 1
Extraction of other minerals and ores 1 0 0
Metal manufacture 0 0 0
Manufacture of non-metallic products 0 0 0
Chemical industry 2 2 0
Production of man-made fibres 0 0 0
Manufacture of metal goods 5 1 0
Mechanical engineering 16 8 8
Manufacture: office machinery/DP equipment 0 0 0
Electrical and electronic engineering 4 1 4
Manufacture of motor vehicles 0 0 1
Shipbuilding and repairing 0 0 0
Manufacture: aerospace/transport equipment 1 0 0
Instrument engineering 0 0 0
Food, drink and tobacco 6 1 3
Textiles 5 0 1
Leather, footware and clothing 7 1 7
Timber and furniture 2 3 1
Paper, printing and publishing 6 0 7
Other manufacturing 0 0 4
Construction 12 8 31
Wholesale and distribution 3 2 2
Retail distribution 11 2 17
Hotels and catering 11 2 19
Repair of consumer goods and vehicles 4 1 2
Transport 4 4 33
Telecommunications 0 0 0
Insurance, banking etc., business services 8 9 11
Public administration and defence 1 4 12
Medical and other health services 4 1 10
Other services—NES 4 0 13
Speculative placings/transfers/inputs 0 0 0
TOTALS 117 51 187

Unfilled vacancies analysed by industry—5 August 1988
Industrial classification Levenshulme jobcentre Manchester jobcentre Marple jobcentre
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0 0
Coal extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil and natural gas extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil processing 0 1 0
Nuclear fuel production 0 0 0
Gas, electricity and water 8 5 0
Extraction of other minerals and ores 0 0 0
Metal manufacture 0 1 0
Manufacture of non-metallic products 0 0 0
Chemical industry 0 0 0
Production of man-made fibres 0 0 0
Manufacture of metal goods 0 9 2
Mechanical engineering 10 14 1
Manufacture: office machinery/DP equipment 1 2 0
Electrical and electronic engineering 0 11 1
Manufacture of motor vehicles 0 1 2
Shipbuilding and repairing 0 1 0
Manufacture: aerospace/transport equipment 0 0 0
Instrument engineering 0 1 0
Food, drink and tobacco 7 5 0
Textiles 6 43 2
Leather, footware and clothing 17 78 7
Timber and furniture 2 8 0
Paper, printing and publishing 1 16 0
Other manufacturing 3 7 0
Construction 2 32 5
Wholesale and distribution 2 100 0
Retail distribution 40 269 5
Hotels and catering 12 237 7
Repair of consumer goods and vehicles 1 15 1
Transport 13 31 5

Industrial classification Levenshulme jobcentre Manchester jobcentre Marple jobcentre
Telecommunications 1 13 0
Insurance, banking etc., business services 12 209 3
Public administration and defence 5 129 2
Medical and other health services 3 21 1
Other services—NES 32 102 22
Speculative placings/transfers/inputs 0 0 0
TOTALS 178 1,361 66

Unfilled vacancies analysed by industry—5 August 1988
Industrial classification Middleton jobcentre Moss Side jobcentre Mossley jobcentre
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0 0
Coal extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil and natural gas extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil processing 0 0 0
Nuclear fuel production 0 0 0
Gas, electricity and water 0 0 0
Extraction of other minerals and ores 0 0 0
Metal manufacture 0 2 2
Manufacture of non-metallic products 1 0 0
Chemical industry 1 5 2
Production of man-made fibres 0 0 0
Manufacture of metal goods 2 0 2
Mechanical engineering 3 1 8
Manufacture: office machinery/D.P. equipment 0 0 0
Electrical and electronic engineering 2 0 0
Manufacture of motor vehicles 0 1 0
Shipbuilding and repairing 0 0 0
Manufacture: aerospace/transport equipment 0 5 0
Instrument engineering 0 0 0
Food, drink and tobacco 5 1 0
Textiles 0 0 2
Leather, footware and clothing 11 12 1
Timber and furniture 0 1 0
Paper, printing and publishing 5 1 1
Other manufacturing 1 0 0
Construction 6 11 5
Wholesale and distribution 1 8 0
Retail distribution 15 8 3
Hotels and catering 5 16 0
Repair of consumer goods and vehicles 1 9 0
Transport 9 5 2
Telecommunications 1 0 0
Insurance, banking etc., business services 14 24 4
Public administration and defence 5 27 2
Medical and other health services 0 7 2
Other services—NES 3 22 5
Speculative placings/transfers/inputs 0 0 0
TOTALS 91 166 41

Unfilled vacancies analysed by industry—5 August 1988
Industrial classification Newton Heath jobcentre Oldham and Chadderton jobcentre Prestwick jobcentre
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0 0
Coal extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil and natural gas extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil processing 0 0 0
Nuclear fuel production 0 0 0
Gas, electricity and water 0 2 0
Extraction of other minerals and ores 1 0 0
Metal manufacture 2 0 0
Manufacture of non-metallic products 3 0 0
Chemical industry 0 6 0
Production of man-made fibres 0 0 0
manufacture of metal goods 11 11 0
Mechanical engineering 8 17 0
Manufacture: office machinery/DP equipment 0 6 0
Electrical and electronic engineering 3 15 1
Manufacture of motor vehicles 1 6 0
Shipbuildings and repairing 0 0 0
Manufacture: aerospace/transport equipment 0 0 0

Industrial classification Newton Heath jobcentre Oldham and Chadderton jobcentre Prestwick jobcentre
Instrument engineering 0 1 0
Food, drink and tobacco 4 33 0
Textiles 6 9 0
Leather, footware and clothing 16 19 4
Timber and furniture 3 14 4
Paper, printing and publishing 1 5 1
Other manufacturing 0 21 2
Construction 5 36 8
Wholesale and distribution 9 12 13
Retail distribution 11 59 15
Hotels and catering 9 44 11
Repair of consumer goods and vehicles 3 6 0
Transport 4 20 2
Telecommunications 1 1 0
Insurance, banking etc., business services 7 29 11
Public administration and defence 3 42 7
Medical and other health services 46 28 6
Other services—NES 5 41 15
Speculative placings/transfers/inputs 0 0 0
TOTALS 162 483 100

Unfilleld vacancies analysed by industry—5 August 1988
Industrial classification Radcliffe jobcentre Rochdale jobcentre Royton jobcentre
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0 0
Coal extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil and natural gas extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil processing 0 0 0
Nuclear fuel production 0 0 0
Gas, electricity and water 0 0 0
Extraction of other minerals and ores 0 0 0
Metal manufacture 0 0 0
Manufacture of non-metallic products 0 2 0
Chemical industry 0 4 0
Production of man-made fibres 0 0 0
Manufacture of metal goods 1 5 5
Mechanical engineering 5 18 7
Manufacture: office machinery/DP equipment 0 0 0
Electrical and electronic engineering 7 4 4
Manufacture of motor vehicles 0 1 0
Shipbuilding and repairing 0 0 0
Manufacture: aerospace/transport equipment 0 0 0
Instrument engineering 0 0 0
Food, drink and tobacco 1 3 4
Textiles 1 3 4
Leather, footware and clothing 6 8 3
Timber and furniture 1 7 2
Paper, printing and publishing 2 1 1
Other manufacturing 3 3 0
Construction 9 33 7
Wholesale and distribution 2 2 9
Retail distribution 14 45 8
Hotels and catering 5 26 6
Repair of consumer foods and vehicles 1 9 0
Transport 1 22 2
Telecommunications 0 17 0
Insurance, banking etc., business services 6 38 3
Public administration and defence 0 48 5
Medical and other health services 2 1 1
Other services—NES 5 14 8
Speculative placings/transfers/inputs 0 0 0
TOTALS 73 334 86

Unfilled vacancies analysed by industry—5 August 1988
Industrial classification Salford jobcentre Stalybridge jobcentre Stockport jobcentre
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0 2
Coal extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil and natural gas extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil processing 0 0 0
Nuclear fuel production 0 0 0

Industrial classification Salford jobcentre Stalybridge jobcentre Stockport jobcentre
Gas, electricity and water 0 1 4
Extraction of other minerals and ores 0 0 0
Metal manufacture 1 1 0
Manufacture of non-metallic products 0 4 2
Chemical industry 1 0 16
Production of man-made fibres 0 0 0
Manufacture of metal goods 2 5 10
Mechanical engineering 9 4 32
Manufacture: office machinery/DP equipment 4 0 10
Electrical and electronic engineering 7 0 27
Manufacture of motor vehicles 0 0 3
Shipbuilding and repairing 0 0 0
Manufacture: aerospace/transport equipment 0 0 3
Instrument engineering 1 0 2
Food, drink and tobacco 4 0 16
Textiles 0 2 11
Leather, footware and clothing 26 3 33
Timber and furniture 4 0 12
Paper, printing and publishing 0 1 17
Other manufacturing 5 1 17
Construction 26 2 68
Wholesale and distribution 18 1 27
Retail distribution 39 6 163
Hotels and catering 23 8 82
Repair of consumer goods and vehicles 5 0 19
Transport 5 0 38
Telecommunications 1 0 2
Insurance, banking etc., business services 31 6 116
Public administration and defence 16 2 70
Medical and other health services 11 0 38
Other services—NES 12 4 61
Speculative placings/transfers/inputs 0 0 0
TOTALS 251 51 901

Unfilled vacancies analysed by industry—5 August 1988
Industrial classification Stretford jobcentre Swinton jobcentre Westhoughton jobcentre
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1 0 1
Coal extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil and natural gas extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil processing 4 0 0
Nuclear fuel production 2 0 0
Gas, electricity and water 3 0 0
Extraction of other minerals and ores 0 0 0
Metal manufacture 2 1 0
Manufacture of non-metallic products 3 0 0
Chemical industry 8 2 2
Production of man-made fibres 0 0 0
Manufacture of metal goods 17 0 2
Mechanical engineering 22 3 4
Manufacture: office machinery/DP equipment 1 0 0
Electrical and electronic engineering 10 3 0
Manufacture of motor vehicles 4 0 0
Shipbuilding and repairing 0 0 0
Manufacture: aerospace/transport equipment 5 0 2
Instrument engineering 3 2 1
Food, drink and tobacco 10 0 0
Textiles 2 2 0
Leather, footware and clothing 3 0 2
Timber and furniture 2 0 4
Paper, printing and publishing 1 0 0
Other manufacturing 4 0 1
Construction 40 13 12
Wholesale and distribution 34 0 1
Retail distribution 60 13 7
Hotels and catering 27 16 18
Repair of consumer goods and vehicles 11 3 2
Transport 21 2 0
Telecommunications 2 2 0
Insurance, banking etc., business services 43 8 1
Public administration and defence 80 131 4
Medical and other health services 15 7 0
Other services—NES 39 5 8
Speculative placings/transfers/inputs 0 0 0

Industrial classification Stretford jobcentre Swinton jobcentre Westhoughton jobcentre
TOTALS 479 213 72

Unfilled vacancies analysed by industry—5 August 1988
Industrial classification Wigan jobcentre Worsley jobcentre Wythenshawe jobcentre
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 0 0
Coal extraction 1 0 0
Mineral oil and natrual gas extraction 0 0 0
Mineral oil processing 0 0 0
Nuclear fuel production 0 0 0
Gas, electricity and water 0 0 0
Extraction of other minerals and ores 0 0 0
Metal manufacture 0 0 0
Manufacture of non-metallic products 4 0 0
Chemical industry 1 6 0
Production of man-made fibres 0 0 0
Manufacture of metal goods 5 2 0
Mechanical engineering 14 22 3
Manufacture: office machinery/DP equipment 0 0 0
Electrical and electronic engineering 6 17 12
Manufacture of motor vehicles 6 2 0
Shipbuilding and repairing 0 3 0
Manufacture: aerospace/transport equipment 2 0 0
Instrument engineering 1 0 0
Food, drink and tobacco 9 0 7
Textiles 2 2 0
Leather, footware and clothing 21 9 1
Timber and furniture 8 4 10
Paper, printing and publishing 5 1 0
Other manufacturing 6 0 1
Construction 35 7 4
Wholesale and distribution 3 9 3
Retail distribution 43 13 16
Hotels and catering 34 13 37
Repair of consumer goods and vehicles 6 0 0
Transport 16 11 41
Telecommunications 1 1 1
Insurance, banking etc., business services 49 7 14
Public administration and defence 30 8 30
Medical and other health services 14 4 13
Other services—NES 22 8 45
Speculative placings/transfers/inputs 0 0 0
TOTALS 346 149 243