§ Mr. Clemitsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give figures of the total numbers employed in manufacturing industry in each of the last 10 years and the percentage both of the total population and the working population that each figure represents in each year.
§ Mr. John FraserThe information requested is given below:
Numbers employed in manufacturing industries the united kingdom Numbers employed in manufacturing industries expressed as a percentage of Year Kingdom (Thousands) Total population Working population 1964 … 9,010 16.7 34.9 1965 … 9,133 16.8 35.1 1966(a) … 9,162 16.8 35.0 (b) … 9,270 17.0 35.4 1967 … 8,988 16.4 34.6 1968 … 8,903 16.1 34.4 1969(a) … 9,035 16.3 34.9 (b) … 9,047 16.3 35.0 1970 … 9,033 16.3 35.1 1971(a) … 8,735 15.7 34.2 (b) … 8,179 14.7 32.6 1972 … 7,910 14.2 31.3 1973 … 7,956 14.2 31.1 Notes:
(1) Up to 1971(a), estimates of employees in employment were based on counts of national insurance cards. Thereafter, estimates of employees in employment are based on annual censuses of employment. The former counts include many seasonal or part.year workers excluded from the censuses.
(2) In 1966 there was a change in the industrial classifications to which many establishments were allocated. Estimates for 1966(a) and 1966(b) are based on the old and new classifications respectively.
(3) In 1969 there was a change in the Standard Industrial Classification. Estimates for 1969(a) and 1969(b) are based on the old and new classifications, respectively.
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§ Mr. Clemitsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give figures for the total size of the working population in the United Kingdom for each of the last 10 years and the percentage of the total population that each figure represents in each year.
§ Mr. John FraserThe information requested is given below.
UNITED KINGDOM Year Working population (in thousands) Percentage of total population 1964 … 25,846 47.8 1965 … 26,045 47.9 1966 … 26,168 47.9 1967 … 26,001 47.3 1968 … 25,862 46.9 1969 … 25,859 46.7 1970 … 25,712 46.3 1971(a) … 25,511 45.8 (b) … 25,124 45.1 1972 … 25,233 45.2 1973 … 25,578 45.7 Notes:
(1)Estimates refer to June of each year.
(2)Up to 1971 (a), estimates of employees in employment were based on counts of national insurance cards. Thereafter, estimates of employees in employment are based on annual censuses of employment. The former counts include many seasonal or part-year workers excluded from the censuses.