Labour Statistics

Mr. Nellist

asked the Paymaster General what are the unemployment figures for Coventry categorised by (a) sex, (b) age and (c) duration, for the latest month for which figures are available.

The following information is in the Library. The figures relate to 11 July 1985, the latest date for which an analysis of unemployment by age and duration is available

Department of Employment											Produced on 7 August 1985
Age and duration analysis of the unemployed for statistical date 11 July 1985
Travel to work areas X Reg (Base 84) AD
Region 04 West Midlands TTWA 078 Coventry & Hinckley		Males
Duration of unemployment in weeks	Under 17	17	18	19	20–24	25–29	30–34	35–39	40–44	45–49	50–54	55–59	60and over	Total
One or less	13	40	33	43	158	55	41	26	26	23	20	20	22	520
Over 1 and up to 2	13	57	39	45	227	54	42	29	20	33	26	22	26	633
Over 2 and up to 4	21	68	62	70	315	97	65	62	27	18	27	24	39	895
Over 4 and up to 6	19	47	49	48	170	75	75	51	45	25	25	39	45	713
Over 6 and up to 8	14	30	35	31	104	68	40	38	36	20	34	27	25	502
Over 8 and up to 13	91	113	80	72	262	140	125	92	77	51	55	85	103	1,346
Over 13 and up to 26	19	123	175	146	582	347	255	213	169	165	175	219	198	2,786
Over 26 and up to 39	5	102	130	100	407	298	202	160	146	114	122	206	193	2,185
Over 39 and up to 52	23	161	227	186	445	257	147	138	98	111	126	187	172	2,276
Over 52 and up to 65	0	43	100	69	335	171	112	117	80	65	87	100	40	1,319
Over 65 and up to 78	0	9	63	67	229	136	134	105	95	50	83	86	16	1,073
Over 78 and up to 104	0	11	98	156	410	228	203	184	151	128	157	263	16	2,005
Over 104 and– up to 156	0	0	28	169	644	369	331	288	238	244	298	385	24	3,018
Over 156 and up to 208	0	0	0	33	511	324	278	301	233	202	209	348	22	2,461
Over 208 and up to 260	0	0	0	0	246	236	236	227	204	219	260	323	17	1,968
Over 260	0	0	0	0	122	240	206	202	190	195	173	229	16	1,573
Grand Totals Males	218	804	1,119	1,235	5,167	3,095	2,492	2,233	1,835	1,663	1,877	2,563	974	25,275

Females
Duration of unemployment in weeks	Under 17	17	18	19	20–24	25–29	30–34	35–39	40–44	45–49	50–54	55–59	60 and over	Total
One or less	14	39	40	39	150	40	20	27	25	16	9	5	0	424
Over 1 and up to 2	16	35	27	35	181	47	23	18	17	8	8	9	0	424
Over 2 and up to 4	20	59	61	55	234	65	35	40	19	15	16	20	0	639
Over 4 and up to 6	19	46	39	29	129	89	38	29	25	25	18	15	0	501
Over 6 and up to 8	19	30	29	30	87	52	35	22	16	20	10	14	0	364
Over 8 and up to 13	77	72	65	52	224	140	72	55	52	50	36	30	0	925
Over 13 and up to 26	11	105	106	96	393	326	190	115	119	91	68	73	1	1,694
Over 26 and up to 39	7	73	103	111	325	270	133	80	74	81	59	64	0	1,380
Over 39 and up to 52	26	124	190	190	261	211	117	82	67	63	60	60	0	1,451
Over 52 and up to 65	0	26	61	40	176	115	70	48	55	42	46	58	0	737
Over 65 and up to 78	0	6	47	38	101	70	43	33	45	42	41	48	0	514
Over 78 and up to 104	0	9	77	113	208	85	60	33	49	63	70	67	1	835
Over 104 and up to 156	0	0	26	95	261	87	74	47	60	81	86	107	1	925
Over 156 and up to 208	0	0	0	9	223	59	26	35	46	59	65	99	1	622
Over 208 and up to 260	0	0	0	0	80	27	18	11	18	27	51	68	2	302
Over 260	0	0	0	0	55	70	31	29	24	40	55	84	2	390
Grand Totals Females	209	624	871	932	3,088	1,753	985	704	711	723	698	821	8	12,127

Volume 84: debated on Wednesday 23 October 1985