§ Mr. McCuskerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table showing a breakdown of the workforce of Northern Ireland by size of employer.
§ Mr. OrmeI would refer the hon. Member to Table 9 of the Northern Ireland Digest of Statistics, March 1975, a copy of which is in the Library.
§ Mr. McCuskerasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total work force of Northern Ireland; how many are male or female; how many are employed by local government, central Government or statutory board; how 241W many are in the manufacturing industry; and how many are in service industries.
§ Mr. OrmeThe following statistics relate to employment at June 1974. They
Males Females Total Total number of employees in employment … … … 296,703 197,460 494,163 Local government employees … … … 6,769 1,532 8,301 National Government employees* … … … 25,894 11,428 37,322 Manufacturing industries … … … 105,250 60,510 165,760 Service industries … … … 139,678 134,228 273,906 * Includes Northern Ireland civil servants and United Kingdom civil servants, but not members of the Armed Forces.