HC Deb 26 February 1971 vol 812 cc263-7W
Mr. J. H. Osborn

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will tabulate for each region and sub-region the areas announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 18th February for 1970 and the monthly figures for June, July, and August, 1970.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the information:

number now in total employment, comparing each figure with that for each of the last six years, 10 years, and for 1955 and 1960, indicating how the percentage of those in employment compared with those available for employment has changed.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Following is the information for regions. A limited

ESTIMATED NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN STANDARD REGIONS
South East East Anglia South Western West Midlands
Numbers of employees in employment(000's)
June, 1955 … … … … … 7,505 1,165 2,123
June, 1959 … … … … … 7,779 1,206 2,132
June, 1960 … … … … … 7,984 1,230 2,217
June, 1961 … … … … … 8,149 1,262 2,236
June, 1962 … … … … … 8,281 1,277 2,262
June, 1963 … … … … … 8,343 1,296 2,265
June, 1964(a) … … … … … 8,420 1,318 2,311
June, 1964(b) … … … … … 1,320
June, 1965 … … … … … 7,962 597 1,326 2,346
June, 1966 … … … … … 8,013 609 1,339 2,374
June, 1967 … … … … … 7,881 606 1,315 2,300
June, 1968 … … … … … 7,856 607 1,312 2,271
June, 1969 … … … … … 7,835 626 1,295 2,271

East Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside North Western Northern Scotland Wales
Numbers of employees in employment(000's)
June, 1955 … 3,230 2,946 1,237 2,107 932
June, 1959 … 3,263 2,901 1,260 2,088 928
June, 1960 … 3,332 2,941 1,270 2,105 948
June, 1961 … 3,387 2,976 1,281 2,116 957
June, 1962 … 3,316 2,959 1,276 2,134 958
June, 1963 … 3,425 2,939 1,261 2,102 962
June, 1964(a) … 3,468 2,979 1,277 2,133 977
June, 1964(b) … 2,978 1,277 2,121 979
June, 1965 … 1,413 2,081 2,984 1,301 2,139 985
June, 1966 … 1,426 2,094 2,999 1,309 2,143 986
June, 1967 … 1,424 2,034 2,926 1,279 2,100 952
June, 1968 … 1,398 2,002 2,899 1,255 2,086 950
June, 1969 … 1,402 1,997 2,883 1,253 2,091 936

South East East Anglia South Western West Midlands
Employees: percentage in employment
June, 1955 … … … … … 99.4 99.1 99.6
June, 1959 … … … … … 98.9 98.4 98.8
June, 1960 … … … … … 99.2 98.7 99.4
June, 1961 … … … … … 99.3 99.0 99.2
June, 1962 … … … … … 98.9 98.7 98.6
June, 1963 … … … … … 98.8 98.5 98.5
June, 1964(a) … … … … … 99.2 98.9 99.3
June, 1964(b) … … … … … 98.8
June, 1965 … … … … … 99.0 99.3 98.7 99.4
June, 1966 … … … … … 99.0 99.3 98.8 99.4
June, 1967 … … … … … 98.4 98.6 98.0 98.3
June, 1968 … … … … … 98.2 98.5 97.9 98.1
June, 1969 … … … … 98.3 98.6 97.7 98.4

amount of information on employment is available for sub-regions but it is subject to a number of qualifications and I will, therefore, write to my hon. Friend.

East Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside North Western Northern Scotland Wales
Employees: Percent age in employment
June, 1955 … 99.5 99.0 98.6 98.0 98.5
June, 1959 … 98.7 97.7 97.2 96.3 96.9
June, 1960 … 99.1 98.3 97.5 96.9 97.8
June, 1961 … 99.3 98.7 98.1 97.4 98.2
June,1962 … 98.8 97.9 97.0 96.9 97.6
June,1963 … 98.5 97.4 95.9 95.9 97.2
June, 1964(a) … 99.1 98.2 97.1 96.9 98.0
June,1964(b) … 98.2 97.1 96.8 98.0
June, 1965 … 99.2 99.1 98.6 97.9 97.5 97.9
June, 1966 … 99.2 99.2 98.8 98.1 97.7 97.9
June, 1967 … 98.5 98.4 97.9 96.5 96.6 96.5
June, 1968 … 98.3 97.7 97.7 95.7 96.6 96.4
June, 1969 … 98.2 97.7 97.8 95.7 96.7 96.4
In 1965 the boundaries of some regions were changed and for these regions, only grouped estimates can be given for 1964 and earlier years. A revised method of calculation was introduced for the 1965 estimates. For the five regions whose boundaries remained unchanged, estimates for 1964 were made (a) by the old and (b) by the new methods.

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