Stoppages of Work (International Table)

HC Deb 01 July 1968 vol 767 cc158-60W

45. Mr. Stainton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will publish tables for the years 1960 to 1967 showing the total number of disputes in each year resulting in a stoppage of work in the countries listed on page 880 of the Ministry of Labour Gazette of November, 1967, from information available to her from international sources.

Mr. Hattersley

Owing to differences in concept, scope, methodology and presentation it cannot be assumed that figures for different countries are comparable.

Following is the information:

from information available to her from international sources.

Mr. Hattersley

Owing to differences in concept, scope, methodology and presentation it cannot be assumed that figures for different countries are comparable.

Following is the information:

NUMBERS IN LABOUR FORCE, 1960–1967
Thousands
Country	Source	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	Remarks
Australia	…	…	…	ILO	3,126.5	3,133.2	3,213.5	3,314.8	3,460.4	3,604.1	3,704.4	..	Number of employees excluding agriculture.
Belgium	…	…	…	ILO	3,384.7	3,430.3	3,491.1	3,524.9	3,566.1	3,657.3	3,674.1	..	Civilian labour force employed (a) 30th June figures:
				OECD	2,594	2,646	2,712	2,756	2,819	2,864	2,806(a)	..	remainder: estimates of average for the year.
										2,779(a)
Canada	…	…	…	ILO	5,965	6,055	6,225	6,375	6,609	6,862	7,152	..	Civilian labour force employed.
				OECD	4,843	4,911	5,089	5,241	5,466	5,760	6,096	..
Denmark	…	…	…	OECD	..	..	1,507	1,526	1,565	1,593	1,606	..
Finland	…	…	…	ILO	2,097	2,116	2,141	2,129	2,153	2,171	2,180	..	Civilian labour force employed.
France	…	…	…	ILO	9,442	9,623	9,878	10,125	10,271	10,243	10,250	..	Employees employed, excluding agriculture, public and domestic services, etc.
				OECD	13,000	13,159	13,376	13,855	14,211	14,355	14,490	..
Federal Republic of Germany	ILO	25,954	26,248	26,382	26,455	26,523	26,699	26,601	..	Civilian labour force employed,
(including West Berlin).	OECD	20,038	20,387	20,652	20,878	21,091	21,387	21,389	..
India	…	…	…		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Ireland	…	…	…	ILO	1,046	1,044	1,047	1,048	1,047	1,041	1,034	..	Civilian labour force employed.
				OECD	..	641	652	660	668	674	675	..
Italy	…	…	…	ILO	20,136	20,172	19,950	19,630	19,581	19,199	18,884	..	Civilian labour force employed.
				OECD	11,686	11,994	12,290	12,547	12,428	12,111	11,990	..
Japan	…	…	…	ILO	44,610	45,180	45,740	46,130	46,730	47,480	48,470	..	Labour force employed.
				OECD	22,730	23,790	24,960	25,780	26,690	27,830	29,020	..	Armed forces included.
Netherlands	…	…	…	ILO	4,052	4,111	4,194	4,256	4,328	4,386✶	4,425✶	..	Civilian labour force-number of man-years.
				OECD	3,166	3,237	3,331	3,405	3,487✶	3,560✶	3,610✶	..	Number of man-years.
New Zealand	…	…	ILO	870	892	908	924	948	981	..	..	Number of persons employed including employers and workers on own account.
Norway	…	…	…	ILO	1,015	1,034	1,046	1,052	1,064	1,078	1,092	..	Number of employees.
				OECD	1,037	1,058	1,071	1,076	1,090	1,104	1,119	..
Sweden	…	…	…	ILO	..	..	3,675	3,727	3,702	3,734	3,765	..	Civilan labour force employed.
				OECD	..	..	3,076	3,142	3,154	3,210	3,273	..	Including armed forces.
Switzerland	…	…	…	OECD	2,026	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
United Kingdom	…	…	DEP	22,489	22,824	23,024	23,060	23,356	23,621	23,784	23,304	Employees in employment.
United States of America	…	ILO	54,234	54,042	55,696	56,702	58,332	60,770	63,864	..	Employees in employment, excluding agriculture.
				OECD	54,234	54,042	55,596	56,702	58,332	60,832	63,982	..	Excluding agriculture.

Sources:

ILO: Year Book of Labour Statistics, 1967, Table 3."Persons employed in major divisions of economic activity ". The figures in most cases relate to the civilian labour force employed, i.e. employers, workers on their own account, wage earners and salaried employees and unpaid family workers, but excluding armed forces (except for Japan and Sweden) and the unemployed.

OECD: Labour force statistics, 1956–1966, Country tables IV."Wage earners and salaried employees by activities ". The figures comprise civilan wage earners and salaried employees in employment, i.e. excluding the unemployed, except for Japan and Sweden where the armed forces are also included.

DEP: Department of Employment and Productivity. The figures comprise civilian wage earners and salaried employees in employment, i.e. excluding the unemployed.

^✶ Provisional. Not available.