HC Deb 12 March 1969 vol 779 c310W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what has been the total rise or fall in the number of men employed since 1964 in each of the English regions and in Wales and Scotland, respectively.

Mr. Fernyhough

Mid-year employment estimates for the standard regions now used for statistical purposes are available only from 1965, except for regions which were unaffected by the redefinitions of standard regions. The estimates of changes between 1965 and 1968 and, where available, between 1964 and 1968 are:

CHANGES IN THE ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF MALI EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT
Thousands
Mid-1964 to Mid-1968 Mid-1965 to Mid-1968
South East −153
East Anglia + 5
South Western − 24 − 24
West Midlands − 66
East Midlands − 26
Yorkshire and Humberside − 74
North Western − 73 − 69
Northern − 49 − 58
Wales − 44 − 41
Scotland − 60 − 63
Great Britain −460 −571