HC Deb 06 April 1973 vol 854 cc164-5W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many women were in full-time employment in each of the employment areas in the Leek parliamentary constituency on 1st January in each of the past 10 years; and what proportions of the female population of working age these figures represented.

Mr. Chichester-Clark

Estimates of the numbers employed in employment exchange areas are made only for each mid-year and the most recent are for June 1971. The figures do not identify full-time and part-time workers. Population estimates are not available for

ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS
Leek Cheadle Biddulph (Thousands Kidsgrove
June 1961 5.5 1.5 1.0 2.7
June 1962 5.4 1.7 1.0 3.0
June 1963 5.3 1.6 1.1 3.4
June 1964 5.2 1.7 1.2 3.3
June 1965 5.3 1.5 1.1 3.6
June 1966 5.3 1.9 1.3 3.9
June 1967 5.4 2.0 1.2 4.3
June 1968 5.2 2.0 1.3 4.8
June 1969 5.3 2.0 1.4 4.6
June 1970 5.1 2.1 1.2 4.0
June 1971 5.0 2.2 1.4 4.1
The estimates are subject to sampling and other errors and no significance should be attached to small changes from one year to another.