HC Deb 12 December 1977 vol 941 cc52-3W
Mr. Sillars

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table showing by region of the United Kingdom the number of jobs in manufacturing and service industries, respectively, in each of the past 10 years to the nearest available date.

Mr. Golding

The following table gives estimates of the numbers of employees in employment in the industries and areas specified. The information is from the continuous series which takes account of

Thousands
South-East East Anglia South-West
Manufacturing industries Service industries Manufacturing industries Service industries Manufacturing industries Service industries
June 1968 … 2,249 4,439 178 298 426 795
June 1969 … 2,265 4,437 189 310 429 791
June 1970 … 2,231 4,456 197 314 442 792
June 1971 … 2,173 4,481 190 315 439 805
June 1972 … 2,085 4,584 191 328 431 830
June 1973 … 2,037 4,719 200 347 441 873
June 1974 … 2,021 4,770 205 357 448 883
June 1975 … 1,913 4,835 198 373 427 910
June 1976 … 1,851 4,830 196 375 420 910
June 1977 … * * * * 433 925
Thousands
West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside North-West
Manufacturing Industries Service Industries Manufacturing Industries Service Industries Manufacturing Industries Service Industries Manufacturing Industries Service Industries
June 1968 1,131 895 621 564 810 876 1,199 1,306
June 1969 1,146 890 635 566 825 873 1,199 1304
June 1970 1,139 900 637 580 815 879 1,186 1,294
June 1971 1,104 905 618 580 777 878 1,131 1,312
June 1972 1,058 914 607 601 751 904 1,085 1,346
June 1973 1,074 963 613 638 765 933 1,086 1,386
June 1974 1,081 971 617 656 764 964 1,090 1,395
June 1975 1,021 997 593 682 733 990 1,042 1,423
June 1976 979 1,013 587 701 711 996 1,006 1,425
June 1977 997 1,007 600 699 721 993 1,014 1,408
Thousands
North Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
Manufacturing Industries Service Industries Manufacturing Industries Service Industries Manufacturing Industries Service Industries Manufacturing Industries Service Industries
June 1968 444 551 315 480 699 1,039 168 225
June 1969 456 555 321 471 714 1,044 173 230
June 1970 478 562 332 465 708 1,049 174 237
June 1971 461 559 324 471 669 1,051 170 240
June 1972 444 575 319 487 643 1,069 165 241
June 1973 462 595 329 506 657 1,104 164 249
June 1974 467 593 335 500 676 1,125 166 264
June 1975 454 629 317 527 637 1,155 154 274
June 1976 438 635 303 537 608 1,179 147 279
June 1977 439 642 309 535 613 1,183 ..† ..†
* For June 1977, estimates are not available for the South-East and East Anglia regions separately For the two regions combined the figures were 2,076,000 for manufacturing and 5,207,000 for service industries.
† Not available.
The figures for manufacturing industries relate to Orders III to XIX of the Standard Industrial Classification and those for service industries to Orders XXII to XXVII.

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