HC Deb 28 June 1966 vol 730 c258W
Mr. Biffen

asked the Minister of Labour what is the estimated number of salaried workers and wage earners, respectively, at the most recent convenient date.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

Comprehensive information about the numbers of salary and wage earners is available only from the Census of Population. At April, 1961 there were estimated to be about 6. 6 million salary earners and about 14. 7 million wage earners in Great Britain.