§ Sir C. Osborneasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many workers have been transferred to direct productive employment from other forms of employment since 20th July, 1966 in accordance with Her Majesty's Government's policy of a shake-out in employment in this respect.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerComprehensive information about movements of employees between industries is not available, but the annual net changes can be obtained from mid-year estimates of employees in employment. The following table snows the estimated net changes between mid-1966 and mid-1968 in employment and output per head for the whole economy, production industries and manufacturing industries:
Changes in Employment Employees in Employment Employed Labour Force* Changes in output per head* Number (000s) Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Whole economy -656 -2.8 -2.3 +6.6 Production industries -593 -5.1 -4.8 +8.6 Manufacturing industries -363 -4.0 -4.0 +7.5 * Changes in output are related to the employed labour force which includes employees in employment, employers and the self-employed and H.M. Forces (for the whole economy).