§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many jobs were lost in the three-month period from July to September in each year from 1970 to 1980, inclusive.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherFigures are not available in the exact form requested. The table below shows net employment change in Scotland as reflected in Department of Employment's quarterly estimates of employees in employment.
The comparison is only possible from June 1974 since, in earlier years, only mid-year estimates of employees were produced.
Period (June-September) Net change in employees in employment ('000) 1974 + 10.0 1975 + 7.0 1976 + 8.0 1977 - 3.0 1978 + 8.0 1979 + 1.0 Notes:
(i) Figures from September 1977 onwards are provisional
(ii) Estimates of employees in employment in Scotland in September 1980 are not available.
§ Mr. Strangasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many jobs were lost in Scotland in the first six months of each year from 1970 to 1980, inclusive.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherFigures are not available in the exact form requested. The table below shows the net employment change in Scotland as reflected in the Department of Employment's quarterly estimates of employees in employment.
The comparison is possible only from December 1974 since, in earlier years, only mid-year estimates of employees in employment were produced.
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Period (December-June) Net change in employees in employment ('000) 1974–75 - 3.0 1975–76 - 3.0 1976–77 + 2.0 1977–78 + 10.0 1978–79 + 10.0 1979–80 - 27.0 Note: Figures from September 1977 onwards are provisional.