§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the estimated number of new jobs created in 1980.
§ Mr. Peter Morrison[pursuant to his reply, 13 January 1981]: Information about new jobs created or jobs lost is not available. However, a limited pointer to the occurrence of new jobs is provided by the employment statistics showing increases in particular industries although these increases understate the position since they are generally made up of new jobs partly offset by reductions in jobs. In addition, new jobs will also occur in firms with industries which show overall a net decline in employment.
Between June 1979 and June 1980, in Great Britain, the number of employees in employment increased in 31 industries—minimum list headings of 1968 Standard 564W Industrial Classification—by a total of 139,000. In the remaining 150 industries employment was either unchanged or fell; the total decrease in these industries was 544,000, leaving a net decrease in employment in all industries and services of 405,000. The figures are provisional.