§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are engaged in(a) service and (b) manufacturing industries in (i) the Northwich travel-to-work area, (ii) the Chester travel-to-work area
Employees in employment1 (Thousand) Travel to work area2 Divisions SIC 1980 Northwich Wirral and Chester Widnes and Runcorn 1981 1984 1981 1984 1981 1984 6–9 Service industries 22.4 24.4 110.7 108.5 26.8 25.2 2–4 Manufacturing industries 14.6 13.6 46.6 39.0 21.3 19.6 1 The figures exclude the self-employed and members of Her Majesty's forces. 2 Defined in terms of ward boundaries as at 1981.
§ Mr. GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of advertised job vacancies in(a) the Northwich travel-to-work area, (b) the Chester travel-to-work area and (c) the Runcorn travel-to-work area; what were the numbers at the same date in each of the last five years; and what each figure represents as a percentage of those unemployed but available for work.
§ Mr. LeeThe following tables show the number of unfilled vacancies (excluding community programme vacancies) at jobcentres covering areas closely corresponding to the Northwich, Wirral and Chester and Widnes and Runcorn travel-to-work areas in December of each of the last five years, along with the total number of unemployed claimants in each travel-to-work area. Total numbers of advertised job vacancies are not available but it is estimated that nationally about a third of vacancies are notified to jobcentres. Comparisons of the unemployment figures over the period are slightly affected by the change in the method of compiling the figures in March 1986.
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Northwich travel-to-work area Unfilled vacancies Unemployed claimants December 1983 178 6,449 December 1984 186 6,441 and (iii) the Runcorn travel-to-work area; and what were the figures at the same time of year in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. LeeThe available employee estimates for travel-to-work areas are from censuses of employment taken in September 1981 and September 1984 and are as follows:
Unfilled vacancies Unemployed claimants December 1985 209 6,465 December 1986 301 6,039 December 1987 209 4,908
Wirral and Chester travel-to-work area Unfilled vacancies Unemployed claimants December 1983 1,197 37,315 December 1984 1,019 38,848 December 1985 1,139 39,317 December 1986 1,511 37,824 December 1987 1,773 32,633
Widnes and Runcorn travel-to-work area Unfilled vacancies Unemployed claimants December 1983 198 11,403 December 1984 249 11,549 December 1985 272 11,536 December 1986 278 11,074 December 1987 292 9,535