HC Deb 19 May 1969 vol 784 cc25-6W
Mr. Wolrige-Gordon

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many people are now employed in North-East Scotland; and if she will classify them by skills, age and sex.

Mr. Fernyhough

Analyses of employment for local areas are available by industry and for males and females separately. Similar analyses by age and showing skills are not however compiled. Following is the information:

ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED, IN NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND AT JUNE, 1968
(Thousands)
Males Females Total
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 14.0 1.3 15.3
Mining and Quarrying 0.4 — 0.4
Food, Drink and Tobacco 7.4 6.7 14.0
Chemicals and Allied Industries 1.0 0.4 1.5
Metal Manufacture 0.1 — 0.1
Engineering and Electrical Goods 4.0 0.9 4.9
Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering 2.3 0.1 2.4
Vehicles 0.9 0.1 0.9
Metal Goods not elsewhere specified 0.5 0.2 0.7
Textiles 1.8 2.8 4.5
Leather, Leather goods and fur 0.1 0.1 0.2
Clothing and Foot wear 0.1 0.2 0.2
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc. 2.0 0.1 2.2
Timber, Furniture, etc. 2.9 0.5 3.4
Paper, Printing and Publishing 4.2 2.2 6.4
Other Manufacturing Industries 0.4 0.2 0.5
Construction 15.6 0.7 16.3
Gas, Electricity and Water 1.6 0.2 1.9
Transport and Communication 7.4 1.5 9.0
Distributive Trades 9.4 11.5 20.9
Insurance, Banking and Finance 1.7 1.3 3.0
Professional and Scientific Services 7.2 17.3 24.5
Miscellaneous Services 6.3 8.6 14.9
Public Administration 5.0 2.1 7.1
Not classified by industry 0.4 0.2 0.6
All Industries and Services 96.6 59.1 155.8

The table has been compiled by aggregating local employment estimates which are based partly on counts of National Insurance cards exchanged and partly on information supplied by employers. These estimates, for which there is no age analysis, do not include (a) those civil servants whose National Insurance contributions are paid without the use of cards and (b) some persons whose cards are exchanged in a different area from their place of work. As the figures have been rounded independently, some rounded totals may differ from the sum of the rounded components.