Labour Statistics (Birkenhead)

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asked the Paymaster General if he will give a detailed breakdown of the number of jobless in Birkenhead, covering the distribution between (a) sexes and (b) skilled and unskilled; and if this data could also be presented by age and by duration.

The following information is in the Library. The table shows the number of unemployed claimants in the Birkenhead parliamentary constituency as at 10 October 1985, analysed by sex and by the age of the unemployed and duration of unemployment.

Age and Duration Analysis of the Unemployed for Statistical Date 10 October 1985 Parliamentary Constituencies AD
Birkenhead BC
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	60 and over	Total
One or less	3	6	6	5	42	15	8	11	5	5	3	2	3	114
Over 1 and up to 2	4	9	10	9	35	18	12	7	13	6	2	5	6	136
Over 2 and up to 4	13	14	16	18	70	33	20	20	17	8	6	17	11	263
Over 4 and up to 6	47	30	39	10	54	28	22	14	16	9	8	17	4	298
Over 6 and up to 8	2	16	14	10	43	18	26	16	28	27	14	17	5	236
Over 8 and up to 13	3	31	21	20	101	58	38	36	31	21	14	21	13	408
Over 13 and up to 26	11	50	42	52	188	110	71	66	43	45	32	39	11	760
Over 26 and up to 39	5	20	29	33	114	80	58	51	39	20	25	25	20	519
Over 39 and up to 52	0	18	33	22	124	100	63	56	29	41	34	33	27	580
Over 52 and up to 65	0	28	35	35	85	80	44	37	41	30	26	34	18	493
Over 65 and up to 78	0	6	24	17	77	40	34	22	18	23	21	23	4	309
Over 78 and up to 104	0	0	22	32	111	81	67	69	49	52	38	42	1	564
Over 104 and up to 156	0	0	25	47	152	109	82	91	66	47	47	65	3	734
Over 156 and up to 208	0	0	0	13	151	102	74	75	60	55	71	61	2	664
Over 208 and up to 260	0	0	0	0	79	76	66	68	59	36	55	57	0	496
Over 260	0	0	0	0	81	155	154	168	101	139	128	111	3	1040
Total over 52 weeks	0	34	106	144	736	643	521	530	394	382	386	393	31	4,300
Grand totals Males	88	228	316	323	1,507	1,103	839	807	615	564	524	569	131	7,614

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	7	7	7	1	16	5	4	1	3	0	3	0	0	54
Over 1 and up to 2	5	4	2	6	20	14	6	5	5	0	4	0	0	71
Over 2 and up to 4	9	6	8	8	36	10	3	5	8	4	1	2	0	100
Over 4 and up to 6	46	22	38	11	23	13	14	8	3	6	4	9	0	197
Over 6 and up to 8	3	14	10	6	14	12	5	1	1	2	6	1	0	75
Over 8 and up to 13	2	18	13	14	52	24	18	10	5	3	6	5	0	170
Over 13 and up to 26	7	43	24	24	84	52	36	19	15	17	11	14	0	346
Over 26 and up to 39	3	27	18	16	49	34	26	12	6	14	12	9	0	226
Over 39 and up to 52	0	11	18	22	53	43	14	7	10	10	6	12	0	206
Over 52 and up to 65	0	13	24	22	29	26	13	8	10	7	4	17	0	173
Over 65 and up to 78	0	3	8	9	28	11	3	5	4	11	7	6	0	95
Over 78 and up to 104	0	0	8	13	39	20	13	6	9	19	14	15	0	156
Over 104 and up to 156	0	0	8	17	51	18	13	11	13	11	20	25	0	187
Over 156 and up to 208	0	0	0	6	46	11	10	10	6	18	19	15	0	141
Over 208 and up to 260	0	0	0	0	26	6	7	2	3	6	13	13	0	76
Over 260	0	0	0	0	18	24	13	5	10	7	19	19	1	116
Total over 52 weeks	0	16	48	67	237	116	72	47	55	79	96	110	1	944
Grand totals Females	82	168	186	175	584	323	198	115	111	135	149	162	1	2,389

Volume 86: debated on Monday 11 November 1985