§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of persons employed in the manufacturing and service industries, respectively, in June in each of the years 1962 to 1967.
§ Mr. FernyhoughFollowing is the information:
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN (Thousands) Manufacturing industries (Orders III-XVI of the Standard Industrial Classification) Service industries (Orders XIX-XXIV of the Standard Industrial Classification) June, 1962 8,718 10,649 June, 1963 8,582 10,806 June, 1964(a) 8,704 10,934 (b) 8,731 10,955 June, 1965 8,847 11,123 June, 1966 8,868 11,286 Estimates for June, 1967, will be available early in 1968. June, 1964 (b) and later estimates are on a revised basis of calculation and are not strictly comparable with the estimates for June, 1964 (a) and earlier years.