Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list for each standard occupational and industrial classification(a) the numbers employed, (b) the numbers of unemployed and (c) long-term unemployed under the International Labour Organisation definition, where previous occupation or employment fell within each classification for (1) Great Britain and (2) the west midlands region, broken down by gender, at the latest available date.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe available information from the winter 1992–93 labour force survey is given in the tables:
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West Midlands Region. Persons by economic activity, sex and occupations. thousands In Employment2 ILO Unemployed ILO Unemployed Over 1 Year4 SOC (major) Males Females Males Females Males Females Total3 1,259 993 215 100 104 31 1 Managers and Administrators 231 112 11 — — — 2 Professional 133 72 — — — — 3 Associate Professional and Technical 84 85 — — — — 4 Clerical and Secretarial 74 244 14 16 — — 5 Craft and Related 301 43 65 — 30 — 6 Personal and Protective 59 144 11 10 — — 7 Sales 62 118 — 12 — — 8 Plant and Machine Operatives 230 60 38 15 21 — 9 Other occupations 79 112 24 11 10 — —Estimate below 10,000. 2 Includes employees, self employed, those on Government employment and training schemes and unpaid family workers. 3 Includes those who did not state their occupation. 4 Duration of the unemployed excludes those who did not state the length of time unemployed.
Persons by economic activity, sex and industry. thousands In Employment2 ILO Unemployed ILO Unemployed Over 1 year4 Industry Males Females Males Females Males Females Total3 1,259 993 215 100 104 31 0 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 28 — — — — — 1 Energy and Water 31 — — — — — 2 Minerals, Ores etc 76 27 — — — — 3 Metal goods, Engineering etc 292 80 40 10 17 — 4 Other Manufacturing 118 65 23 11 13 — 5 Construction 130 19 39 — 17 — 6 Distribution, Hotels and Catering 213 253 28 21 13 — 7 Transport and Communication 86 30 — — — — 8 Banking and Finance 101 102 11 — — — 9 Other services 180 402 19 22 — — —Estimate below 10,000. 2 Includes employees, self employed, those on Government employment and training schemes and unpaid family workers. 3 Includes those who did not state their industry. 4 Duration of the unemployed excludes those who did not slate the length of time unemployed. Source: Labour Force Survey—Winter (December-February) 1992–93 (not seasonally adjusted).
§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement about the current level of unemployment in the north-west region.
§ Miss WiddecombeOn the seasonally adjusted basis, the number of unemployed claimants in the north-west region in May was 324,300. This is 10,000 lower than in January this year and the fourth consecutive month that unemployment has fallen.