§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment what increase there was in total employment 434W between mid-1972 and mid-1977; and by how much the work force has increased in the same period.
§ Mr. GoldingBetween mid-1972 and mid-1977, there was an estimated increase of 487,000 in total employment in the United Kingdom. In the same period, the working population increased by 1,133,000.
Notes:
1. Total employment consists of employees in employment, self-employed persons—with or without employees—and Her Majesty's Forces.
2. The working population consists of total employment plus the registered unemployed—excluding adult students registered for vacation employment.
3. Estimates of employment for 1977 are provisional.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of the total population was in civilian employment in mid-1977 compared with mid-1972.
§ Mr. GoldingThe proportion of the United Kingdom total population in civilian employment was estimated to be 44 per cent. in 1977 and 43 per cent. in 1972. The estimate for 1977 is provisional.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many employees were in employment in the United Kingdom in each year since 1970; and what are the comparable figures for West Germany.
§ Mr. GoldingThe number of employees in employment in the United Kingdom and West Germany was as follows:
United Kingdom West Germany 1970 22,471,000 21,747,000 1971 22,122,000 21,914,000 1972 22,120,000 21,905,000 1973 22,662,000 22,053,000 1974 22,790,000 21,625,000 1975 22,707,000 20,861,000 1976 22,539,000 20,756,000 1977 22,664,000 N/A Source: Labour Force Statistics, OECD.
Note: Figures for the United Kingdom refer to June of each year, whereas those for West Germany are annual averages.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will 435W publish figures of the percentage of the work force engaged, respectively, in agriculture, industry and services in each of the member States of the European Economic Community, the United States of America, Canada and Japan, respectively, in the latest year for which figures are available.
PERCENTAGES OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR: 1975 Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing Industry Services sector Federal Republic of Germany … … … … … 7.3 46.0 46.7 France … … … … … 11.3 38.7 50.0 Netherlands … … … … … 6.6 34.8 58.6 Belgium … … … … … 3.6 39.9 56.5 Luxembourg … … … … … 6.2 47.3 46.5 Denmark … … … … … 9.8 31.5 58.7 Italy … … … … … 15.8 44.1 40.1 Ireland … … … … … 24.5 29.8 45.7 United Kingdom … … … … … 2.7 40.9 56.4 United States of America … … … … … 4.0 29.0 67.0 Canada … … … … … 6.0 30.0 64.0 Japan … … … … … 12.7 35.8 51.5 Source: Labour Force Statistics, OECD.
§ Mr. George Rodgersasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what proportion of the total population was in the work force in each of the member States of the European Economic Community, the United States of America, Canada and Japan, respectively, in the latest year for which statistics are available;
(2) what percentage of the total population was in civilian employment in each
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POLULATION IN (i) Total labour force (ii) Civilian employment Federal Republic of Germany … … … … 42.7 40.2 France … … … … 42.1 39.4 Netherlands … … … … 35.5 33.2 Belgium … … … … 40.8 38.2 Luxembourg … … … … 41.9 41.8 Denmark … … … … 49.1 46.1 Italy … … … … 36.0 34.2 Ireland … … … … 36.2 32.9 United Kingdom … … … … 46.1 44.0 USA … … … … 44.4 39.7 Canada … … … … 43.6 40.2 Japan … … … … 48.0 47.1 Source: Labour Force Statistics, OECD.