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Mr. Nicholas Winterton
asked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish a breakdown by industrial classification, sex and age in five-year bands of the current number of unemployed in the Macclesfield and Congleton travel-to-work area, indicating how many have been unemployed for periods of one month, two months, three months, four months, five months, six months, nine months and one year, 18 months and
| NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED, EXCEPT ADULT STUDENTS, IN THE MACCLESFIELD AND CONGLETON EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREAS ANALYSED ACCORDING TO THE INDUSTRY IN WHICH THEY WERE LAST EMPLOYED | ||||||
| Macclesfield | Congleton | |||||
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 16 | 1 | 17 | 7 | — | 7 |
| Mining and quarrying | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Food, drink and tobacco | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | — | 13 |
| Coal and petroleum products | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Chemicals and allied industries | 25 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Metal manufacture | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Mechanical engineering | 77 | 11 | 88 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| Instrument engineering | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Electrical engineering | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Shipbuilding and marine engineering | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Vehicles | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Metal goods not elsewhere specified | 19 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Textiles | 140 | 48 | 188 | 29 | 10 | 39 |
| Leather, leather goods and fur | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Clothing and footwear | 12 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. | 10 | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Timber, furniture, etc. | 9 | — | 9 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Paper, printing and publishing | 35 | 10 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Other manufacturing industries | 13 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Construction | 194 | 9 | 203 | 67 | — | 67 |
| Gas, electricity and water | 11 | 1 | 12 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Transport and communication | 49 | 6 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Distributive trades | 73 | 39 | 112 | 24 | 13 | 37 |
| Insurance, banking, finance and business services | 35 | 10 | 45 | 5 | — | 5 |
| Professional and scientific services | 38 | 42 | 80 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Miscellaneous services | 69 | 29 | 98 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| Public administration and defence | 36 | 5 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Not classified by industry | 86 | 40 | 126 | 22 | 10 | 32 |
| All Industries and Services | 970 | 277 | 1,247 | 272 | 85 | 357 |
| NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED, EXCEPT ADULT STUDENTS, IN THE MACCLESFIELD EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA ANALYSED BY AGE AND BY THE LENGTH OF TIME UNEMPLOYED | |||||||||||
| 16–19 | 20–24 | 25–29 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–64 | 65 and over | |
| Males | |||||||||||
| Up to 4 weeks | 34 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
| Over 4 and up to 8 | 25 | 24 | 35 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 15 | — |
| Over 8 and up to 13 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — |
| Over 13 and up to 26 | 35 | 43 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 1 |
| Over 26 and up to 39 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 13 | — |
| Over 39 and up to 52 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | — |
| Over 52 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 1 |
| Total | 119 | 155 | 152 | 78 | 90 | 53 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 119 | 3 |
| Females | |||||||||||
| Up to 4 weeks | 22 | 22 | 5 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
| Over 4 and up to 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Over 8 and up to 13 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Over 13 and up to 26 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | — |
| Over 26 and up to 39 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Over 39 and up to 52 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Over 52 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| Total | 71 | 68 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | — | — |
over 24 months, respectively, at the latest convenient date.
Mr. John Fraser
Following is the information available at January 1976:
| NUMBERS UNEMPLOYED, EXCEPT ADULT STUDENTS, IN THE CONGLETON EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREA ANALYSED BY AGE AND BY THE LENGTH OF TIME UNEMPLOYED | |||||||||||
| 16–19 | 20–24 | 25–29 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–64 | 65 and over | |
| Males | |||||||||||
| Up to 4 weeks | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | 8 | — |
| Over 4 and up to 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Over 8 and up to 13 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Over 13 and up to 26 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | — |
| Over 26 and up to 39 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | — |
| Over 39 and up to 52 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Over 52 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 25 | — |
| Total | 30 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 54 | — |
| Females | |||||||||||
| Up to 4 weeks | 9 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Over 4 and up to 8 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Over 8 and up to 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Over 13 and up to 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Over 26 and up to 39 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Over 39 and up to 52 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Over 52 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Total | 29 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | — | — |