HC Deb 19 December 1969 vol 793 c438W
Mr. Edwin Wainwright

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will give the numbers in employment in the Yorkshire and Humberside region for each of the past 10 years and for 1950 and 1955, respectively.

Mr. Dell

The Yorkshire and Humberside standard region was formed in April, 1965. The following table shows employment estimates for the Yorkshire and Humberside region from June, 1965 and for the East and West Ridings region for earlier dates:

Estimated numbers of employees in employment
East and West Ridings
(Thousands)
End-May, 1951* … … 1,823
End-May, 1955 … … 1,821
June, 1959 … … 1,824
June, 1960 … … 1,856
June, 1961 … … 1,876
June, 1962 … … 1,892
June, 1963 … … 1,897
June, 1964 … … 1,914
Yorkshire and Humberside
June, 1965 … … 2,081
June, 1966 … … 2,094
June, 1967 … … 2,034
June, 1968 … … 2,002
*A comparable estimate is not available for 1950.