§ Mr. Maplesasked the Secretary of State for Employment in which sectors of the economy, and in which years since 1973, employment has increased; and by how much, both absolutely and as a percentage of total employment in that sector.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives, for the years from 1973 to 1983, the information for those industries — analysed according to the 1980 standard industrial classification — in which the numbers of employees in employment in Great Britain increased between one June and the next.
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1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 Absolute (000s) Per cent. Absolute (000s) Per cent. Absolute (000s) Per cent. Absolute (000s) Per cent. Absolute (000s) Per cent. Postal services and telecommunications 7 1.7 15 3.6 1 0.2 — — — — Banking, finance, insurance 90 5.8 50 3.1 26 1.5 44 2.6 53 3.0 Public administration and defence* — — — — — — — — 18 1.0 Education 37 2.4 3 0.2 — — — — 4 0.3 Medical and other health services; veterinary services 19 1.6 23 1.9 34 2.8 33 2.7 16 1.3 Other services† 42 3.5 31 2.5 2 0.2 14 1.1 — — — No increase. * Excluding members of Her Majesty's Forces. † Excluding private domestic service. ‡ Negligible.