HL Deb 04 May 1995 vol 563 c122WA
Lord Dean of Beswick

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish the figures of the number of people employed in the manufacturing industries for each year from 1979.

Lord Inglewood

The information requested is shown in the following table:

Employees in manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom

(Thousands)
1979: 7,195
1980: 6,536
1981: 6,050
1982: 5,669
1983: 5,455
1984: 5,399
1985: 5,339
1986: 5,173
1987: 5,191
1988: 5,224
1989: 5,190
1990: 4,976
1991: 4,607
1992: 4,366
1993: 4,353
1994: 4,369

December of each year (seasonally adjusted)

Source: Workforce in Employment (WiE) series