§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will identify the categories and travel-to-work areas of long-term unemployed people. [5140]
§ Majorie MowlamThe latest available information as at 8 May 1997 is as follows:
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Number of long-term (one year or more) unemployed in Northern Ireland at 8 May 1997 by travel-to-work area and occupational sought News Socus: Trawl-to-work Area Ballymena Belfast Coleraine Cookstown Craigavon Dungannon Enniskillen Londonderry Magherofelt Newry Omagh Strabane Total Health 21 339 54 11 47 25 27 76 1 8 57 35 15 715 Teaching 12 159 24 3 19 11 11 38 4 8 10 5 304 Construction 174 2,531 508 183 468 427 529 690 322 691 311 239 7,073 Transport 70 1,045 136 69 222 110 126 249 53 261 127 83 2,551 Clothing 9 221 28 16 56 25 15 89 23 29 10 32 553 Agriculture 21 300 172 44 115 90 168 98 36 133 80 121 1,378 Business 3 74 11 6 10 4 6 9 1 5 8 1 138 Law 12 214 34 5 24 5 17 43 4 19 5 10 392 Food 31 282 65 15 141 19 62 77 16 72 23 13 816 Catering 30 1,012 114 22 95 30 77 238 25 88 68 37 1,856 Clerical 57 768 67 21 112 55 54 138 15 84 50 23 1,444 Labouring 76 3,579 472 156 655 94 283 1,606 54 475 351 392 8,193 Managerial 9 161 21 1 32 6 4 31 2 19 6 5 297 Engineering 6 69 6 1 12 6 5 18 2 3 12 7 147 Miscellaneous 174 1,788 165 32 183 110 34 178 60 57 33 45 2,859 Skilled 24 1,079 164 52 128 82 48 215 69 156 69 84 2,170 Sales 40 826 89 31 102 52 61 143 23 89 74 36 1,566 Computing 12 346 32 6 50 23 19 75 13 59 26 21 682 Other/NK — 3 — — — — — — — — — 1 4 Total 781 14,796 2,162 674 2,471 1,194 1,546 4,011 730 2,305 1,298 1,170 33,138