HC Deb 26 February 1970 vol 796 cc372-3W
32. Mr. Eadie

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many employees, male and female, were employed in domestic service in England and Wales in each of the years from 1963 to the nearest available date in 1969.

Mr. Dell

Following is the information for each June from 1963 to 1968, the latest date for which estimates are available:

EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN ENGLAND AND WALES IN PRIVATE DOMESTIC SERVICE (MINIMUM LIST HEADING 891 OF THE 1958 EDITION OF THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION)
(Thousands)
Males Females Total
June 1963 … 20.5 195.8 216.3
June 1964 (a) … 19.0 187.2 206.2
(b) … 19.0 188.4 207.5
June 1965 … 17.5 169.1 186.6
June 1966 … 17.3 156.8 174.1
June 1967 … 13.1 140.8 153.9
June 1968 … 11.0 127.0 138.0

Estimates for 1964(b) and later dates are on a revised basis of calculation and are not strictly comparable with the estimates for 1964(a) and earlier dates.

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