§ Mr. MacArthurasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many new jobs have been created in Scotland in manufacturing industry, the construction industry and the service industries, respectively, since 1965; and how many jobs have been lost.
§ Mr. FernyhoughThis information is not available in the form requested. Midyear estimates of employees in employment can be compared for different years to show nit changes, but "jobs created" and "jobs lost" cannot be identified.
202WFollowing the introduction of the Selective Employment Tax, the industrial classifications of a considerable number of establishments were amended and two sets of estimates of employees in employment have been published for 1966. In the table below 1966 "A" figures can be compared with 1965 figures and 1966 "B" figures (which are adjusted to take account of re-classification) with 1967 figures.
ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN SCOTLAND Manufacture Construction Service Industries Standard Industrial Classification (Orders III-XVI) Standard Industrial Classification (Order XVII) Standard Industrial Classification (Orders XVIII-XXIV) June, 1965 742,500 188,100 1,077,100 1966 'A' 740,400 194,000 1,075,900 1966 'B' 756,400 185,600 1,068,700 1967 731,500 184,900 1,061,700