Part-time Workers

HC Deb 06 June 1995 vol 261 c96W

Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many(a) males and (b) females were employed part time in each year since 1987; and what percentage of total employment this represents. [26282]

Mr. Oppenheim

The information requested is provided in the following table:

Part-time employment1 in Great Britain at spring of each year
Thousand
Year	Males	Per cent. of total employment2	Females	Per cent. of total employment
1987	643	2.6	4,587	18.8
1988	710	2.8	4,689	18.6
1989	719	2.8	4,823	18.5
1990	772	2.9	4,834	18.4
1991	784	3.1	4,842	18.8
1992	978	3.9	4,920	19.5
1993	1,004	4.0	4,967	19.9
1994	1,081	4.3	5,036	20.0
1 This comprises of employees, self-employed, participants on Government employment and training programmes and unpaid family workers.
2 Male and female employment.

All figures are adjusted for seasonal variation.

Source:

Labour force survey.