§ Mr. Hayhoeasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the latest figures of the total numbers of men and women in full-time and part-time employment; what percentage of these are employed in the public sector; and how these figures compare with those for the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. John FraserThe numbers in the United Kingdom employed labour force—comprising employees in employment, employers, self-employed persons and Her Majesty's Forces—at June 1974 and in each of the previous 10 years are as follows:
(Thousands) Males Females Total Year Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time 1971 … … … … 13,116 598 5,616 2,791 22,122 1972 … … … … 12,995 613 5,600 2,912 22,120 1973 … … … … 13,092 678 5,687 3,204 22,662 1974 … … … … 12,956 703 5,658 3,473 22,790 At June 1974, the public sector accounted for 27.3 per cent. of the total employed labour force. Corresponding percentages for the previous ten years are as follows:
per cent. 1964 23.8 1965 23.7 1966 23.8 1967 24.7 1968 25.8 1969 25.8 1970 26.2 1971 26.9 1972 27.1 1973 26.9 NOTE. The percentages shown are not strictly comparable for a number of reasons, the most important being the creation of the British Steel Corporation in 1967: this change affected the allocation of 1 per cent. of the employed labour force at that date.
This information about the public sector as a whole is not compiled separately for males and females, nor for full-time and part-time workers. However,
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1st April 1974 1st October 1975 Increase Administrative/Executive/Clerical … … 12,781 17,012 4,231 Professional/Scientific and Technical … … 92 104 12 Support Staff … … 1,625 1,732 107 Industrial … … 60 62 2 TOTAL … … 14,558 18,910 4,352
(Thousands) Year Males Females Total 1964 16,517 8,435 24,952 1965 16,605 8,599 25,205 1966 16,566 8,791 25,357 1967 16,313 8,687 25,001 1968 16,116 8,729 24,845 1969 16,054 8,821 24,875 1970 15,882 8,857 24,738 1971 15,602 8,798 24,400 1972 15,526 8,902 24,428 1973 15,722 9,280 25,002 1974 15,593 9,519 25,112 Separate information on full-time and part-time workers is obtained only for employees in employment and is available at June in each year from 1971 onwards. Following is the information:
separate information on these categories is compiled on an industry basis—see for example the article published in the September 1975 issue of the Department of Employment Gazette, pages 891–901.