§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the percentage change in employment in manufacturing, employment in local authorities and employment in service industries generally for each of the last 10 years, including the latest estimates for 1980–81.
§ Mr. Jim LesterContinuous employment estimates by industry for the whole economy over the whole of the last 10 years are readily available only from my Department's employment series. The 285W latest figures relate to June 1980. The following table gives annual percentage changes in the total numbers of employees in employment in manufacturing industries (Order Groups III to XIX of the 1968 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification), service industries (Order Groups XXII to XXVII) and local government services (Minimum List Heading 906 of the SIC). The figures for local government service cover only a proportion of all local authority employees: they exclude those engaged in, for example, building (included in the construction industry) and education and health (included as professional services in the services sector).
PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR Manufacturing industries Service industries Local government service June— 1971 -3.4 0.6 2.6 1972 -3.5 2.5 3.3 1973 0.7 3.7 2.8 1974 0.5 1.2 1.9 1975 -4.8 2.5 1.8 1976 -3.2 0.6 -3.8 1977 0.7 0.6 -1.5 1978 -0.8 0.9 0.8 1979 -1.1 1.7 1.7 1980 -5.1 -0.2 -0.5