§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Paymaster General (1) if he will provide an estimate for every year since 1978 of the number of people identified in statistics for the United Kingdom employed labour force as full-time employees and self-employed people who also have at least one part-time job;
(2) if he will provide estimates for every year since 1978 of the number of people in the United Kingdom with more than one part-time job.
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§ Mr. TrippierInformation is not available in the exact form requested.
The regularly published employed labour force series does not identify persons with more than one job.
The labour force survey provides information on a different basis but allows the above analysis. Available estimates arc presented in the following tables.
Table 1 Estimates* of full-time† employees and self employed in the United Kingdom who also have a part-time† jop 000 's Year Full-time employees Self employed 1979 238 30 1981 279 60 1983 305 70 1984 337 109 1985‡ 391 121
Table 2 Estimates* of persons in part-time† employment in the United Kingdom with a second a part-time†jop 000 's Year 1979 91 1981 127 1983 160 1984 253 1985‡ 281 Notes: * Estimates relate to the spring of each year. Figures for 1984 and 1985 exclude those on Government schemes, whereas earlier years include those on schemes if reported as in employment. † The definition of full and part-time is based on the respondent's own assessment, not on the number of hours worked. ‡ Preliminary estimates.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Paymaster General if he will provide estimates for every year since 1978 of a list of the number of people in the United Kingdom who have at least one part-time or full-time job.
§ Mr. TrippierThe only consistent time series for the United Kingdom is the quarterly estimates of the employed labour force published inEmployment Gazette. However, some people who have a second job as an employee are counted twice and their numbers are not separately identifiable. The estimates since 1978 are as follows:
Employed Labour Force in the United Kingdom in June each year Year 000's 1978 24,999 1979 25,375 1980 25,306 1981 24,323 1982 23,894 1983 23,602 1984 24,065 1985 24,396 The labour force survey provides information on a different basis but is able to identify those who have a second job. Available estimates of persons in employment are presented in the following table.
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Labour Force Survey Estimates* of Persons in Employment in the United Kingdom Year 000's 1979 24,770 1981 24,152 1983 23,311 1984 23,617 1985† 23,823 * Estimates relate to the spring of each year. Figures for 1984 arid 1985 exclude those on Government schemes, whereas earlier years include those on schemes if reported as in employment. † Preliminary results.