§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many men and women over 50 years of age have been without work for one year or more within the following occupational groupings; and what percentages these represent of the total number of unemployed people over 50 years(a) managerial and professional, (b) clerical and related, (c) other non-manual, (d) craft and similar, (e) general labourers and (f) other manual.
§ Mr. LeeEstimates are available from the labour force survey for unemployed people who left their last jobs less than three years ago, as follows:
Unemployed people1 aged 50 or over who left their last job less than three years ago2
Occupational grouping All in group Thousands Those who left their last job a year or more ago Thousands Per cent. Men and women Managerial and professional
67 31 46 Clerical and related 30 14 45 Other non-manual 14 3— 3— Craft and similar 61 27 45 General labourers 3— 3— 3— Other manual 104 52 50 All occupational groupings
280 131 47 Men Managerial and professional
51 24 47 Clerical and related 10 3— 3— Other non-manual 3— 3— 3— Craft and similar 57 26 45 General labours 3— 3— 3— Other manual 73 38 52 All occupational groupings
201 95 47 Women Managerial and professional 16 3— 3— Clerical and related 20 3— 3— Other non-manual 3— 3— 3— Craft and similar 3— 3— 3— General labourers 3— 3— 3—
1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 General index 5.0 6.1 3.4 4.2 4.9 General index excluding housing 4.3 4.9 3.0 3.3 4.0 One-person pensioner index 5.0 4.9 3.2 2.3 3.7 Two-person pensioner index 5.1 4.9 3.2 2.6 3.8