§ Mr. Leightonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many of the additional employees who gained employment over the last 12 months were male full-time, male part-time, female full-time and female part-time, respectively; how many of these jobs were taken by people who had previously claimed benefit; and by how many the population of working age increased in the past 12 months.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkIt is estimated that between September 1983 and September 1984 the numbers of full-time female and part-time female employees in employment in Great Britain increased by 15,000 and 174,000 respectively, while the number of mate employees in employment decreased by 86,000. Separate estimates are not available for full-time and part-time male employees. Over the same period the numbers of full-time females, part-time females, and males in the employed labour force (which additionally includes the self employed and Her Majesty's forces) are estimated to have increased by 54,000, 207,000 and 81,000 respectively.
The Department's statistics do not show the destinations of people who cease claiming unemployment benefit. Between June 1983 and June 1984 it is estimated that the population of working age in Great Britain rose by about 200,000.