HC Deb 04 March 1968 vol 760 cc35-6W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Minister of Labour (1) if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT those manufacturing and service industries in which the total number of persons employed has decreased by 10,000 or more during the period from 1st January, 1963, to 31st December, 1967

(2) if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT these manufacturing and service industries in which the total number of persons employed has increased by 10,000 or more during the period from 1st January, 1963, to 31st December, 1967.

Mr. Fernyhough

As estimates for service industries are now available only in respect of June each year, following is the information based on changes between June 1962, and June 1967.

MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (ORDERS III TO XVI OF THE: STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION) AND SERVICE INDUSTRIES (ORDERS XIX TO XXIV) IN WHICH THE ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT CHANGED BY 10,000 OR MORE BETWEEN JUNE, 1962 AND JUNE, 1967
Minimum List Heading Description of Industry Increases of 10,000 or more
Manufacturing Industries
214 Bacon curing, meat and fish products.
333 Engineers' small tools and gauges.
336 Contractors' plant and quarrying machinery.
339 Other machinery.
341 Industrial plant and steelwork.
349 Other mechanical engineering.
363 Telegraph and telephone apparatus.
364 Radio and other electronic apparatus.
381 Motor vehicle manufacturing.
399 Metal industries not elsewhere specified.
469 Abrasives and building materials etc.
471 Timber.
496 Plastics moulding and fabricating.

Service Industries
703 Road haulage contracting.
706 Air transport.
707 Postal services and telecommunications.
860 Insurance, banking and finance.
872 Educational services.
874 Medical and dental services.
879 Other professional and scientific services.
882 Sport and other recreations.
883 Betting.
887 Motor repairers, distributors, etc.
899 Other services.
901 National government service.
906 Local government service.

Minimum List Heading Description of Industry Decreases of 10,000 or more
Manufacturing Industries
338 Office machinery.
370.1 Shipbuilding and ship-repairing.
370.2 Marine engineering.
383 Aircraft manufacturing and repairing.
384 Locomotives and railway track equipment.
385 Railway carriages, wagons and trams.
412 Spinning and doubling of cotton, flax and man-made fibres.
413 Weaving of cotton, linen and man-made fibres.
414 Woollen and worsted.
442 Men's and boys' tailored outerwear.
445 Dresses, lingerie, infants' wear etc.
450 Footwear.

Service Industries
701 Railways.
702 Road passenger transport.
704 Sea transport.
705 Port and inland water transport.
810 Wholesale distribution.
820 Retail distribution.
831 Dealing in coal, builders' materials, grain and agricultural supplies (wholesale and retail).
885 Laundries.
891 Private domestic service.