§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many manufacturing jobs there were in each region of Scotland in June and December of every year since 1979.
§ Mr. Allan Stewart[holding answer 11 February 1992]: The information requested is available only from the census of employment which is conducted by the Employment Department. The census of employment is not carried out annually. Information is given in the table for the years in the required period in which a census of employment was conducted.
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Total employees in employment by Scottish region 1981, 1984, 1987, 1989 Region Manufacturing employees in employment 1981 1984 1987 1989 Borders 12,940 12,610 12,260 12,010 Central 31,090 22,780 23,080 23,450 Dumfries and Galloway 12,240 11,300 10,920 11,790 Source: Employment Department Census of Employment.
Region Manufacturing employees in employment 1981 1984 1987 1989 Fife 39,980 35,810 32,610 32,730 Grampian 36,780 35,230 34,130 36,220 Highland 12,410 10,220 9,020 9,680 Lothian 66,200 55,300 56,130 55,530 Strathclyde 249,840 215,350 194,890 187,880 Tayside 37,050 32,090 31,010 31,090 Islands 3,330 2,960 2,900 2,110 Scotland 501,790 433,690 406,950 402,480