HC Deb 08 April 1976 vol 909 c289W
Mr. Wrigglesworth

asked the Secretary of State for Employment to what causes he attributes the fact that the number of applications for temporary employment subsidy approved for the Northern Region is considerably lower than for any other region.

Mr. John Fraser

It is thought that the recession has been less severe on basic industries but take-up in the Northern Region has recently reached a level roughly in line with comparable regions. On 6th April 27 applications involving 2,900 workers had been received of which 17 applications affecting 2,012 works had been approved.

NUMBERS IN EMPLOYMENT (INCLUDING THE SELF-EMPLOYED) PER 1,000 OF THE POPULATION:

UNITED KINGDOM
Manufacturing Industries Service Industries Central Government (MLH 901) including Local Government
Year Private (1) Public (2) Private (3) Public (4) H.M. Forces (5)* (MLH 906) (6)*
1959 … … 151.8 5.0 138.7 73.8 10.3 14.3
1960 … … 157.3 4.8 140.4 73.9 10.3 14.2
1961 … … 158.6 4.4 141.8 75.0 10.3 14.4
1962 … … 155.9 4.2 144.0 76.3 10.4 14.6
1963 … … 153.1 3.7 145.2 77.0 10.7 15.1
1964 … … 154.7 3.6 146.7 77.5 10.3 14.8
1965 … … 156.0 3.4 148.1 78.0 10.5 14.8
1966 … … 155.8 3.2 148.2 79.9 10.7 15.3
1967 … … 150.3 3.1 144.8 82.4 10.8 15.9
1968 … … 144.6 6.8 143.3 84.0 11.2 15.8
1969 … … 146.2 6.9 142.2 85.2 10.8 15.7
1970 … … 145.4 7.0 141.3 86.9 10.6 16.0
1971 … … 140.3 6.6 140.2 88.6 10.7 16.4
1972 … … 135.5 6.0 142.4 90.6 10.9 16.9
1973 … … 136.1 5.9 147.0 92.8 11.0 17.3
1974 … … 136.1 6.6 147.6 94.9 10.9 17.6
* Included in column (4).
Notes:
1. Estimates refer to mid-year.
2. Manufacturing industries relate to Industry Order Groups III to XIX of the Standard Industrial Classification 1968: Service industries relate to Order Groups XXII to XXVII (excluding H.M. Forces).
3. Figures for MLH 906 include the police, fire services and other local government services but exclude education and health.
4. The discontinuity line across manufacturing industries between 1967 and 1968 is due to the creation of the British Steel Corporation in luly 1967.
Sources of Data:
1. Employment in the public and private sectors 1959–74: Economic Trends, February 1976.
2. Continuous series of employees in employment (United Kingdom): DE Gazette, October 1975.

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