Chronicle Industrial Relations in the United Kingdom
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8543.1982.tb00103.x |
| Published date | 01 July 1982 |
| Date | 01 July 1982 |
Chronicle
Industrial Relations in the United Kingdom
December
1981-March 1982
STATISTICAL BACKGROUND TO THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SCENE
The Labour
Market
Although there are signs that the rate
of
increase
of
UK unemployment may be slowing. the
emotive figure
of
3
million was breached in January. On a seasonally adjusted basis
unemployment has continued at
a
slow but steady rise. In February the Manpower Services
Commission's controversial draft corporate plan estimated the actual level
of
unemployment to
be about
4
million, and forecast that the registered long-term unemployed would pass the million
mark later in the year.
A
number
of
special employment schemes, notably
for
young workers (sec
below), are expected
to
reduce registered unemployment as they come into force.
unemployment in the U.K
Number
of
unemployed
(000s)
Adult
unemploymozt
.~easonully udjurted
Percentuge excluding school
unemployed leiwers
(000s)
Month
198112
I
98011
198112
I
9801
I
1981182
198OI8I
November
2,953 2.163
12.4
8.9 2.760 2.030
December
2.941 2,244 12.3 Y.3 2.769 2.137
January
3.071 2,420 12.9
10.0
2,812
2.229
February
3.045 2.463 12.8
10.2
2.81X 2.304
March
2,Y92
2.485
12.5 10.3 2,823 2.381
Source:
Employmcnt Gazette
Those looking for signs that the recession might have 'bottomed out' could draw some comfort
from the continued decline in the number
of
hours lost through short time working in
manufacturing industries (less than one third
of
its level a year ago), and in the slow increase in
the number
of
unfilled vacancies which crept up past its level twelve months ago.
Unfilled Vacancies: Seasonally Adjusted U
.K.
(000s)
Monrh
I981
182 1480181
November
104
96
December
I08 99
January
114
104
March
111 97
Source:
Employment Gazette
February
1
I4
98
259
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