HC Deb 04 July 1972 vol 840 cc76-7W
Sir H. Harrison

asked the Secretary of State for Employment, what was the number of persons employed by industrial categories in East Suffolk in the first quarter of each year 1967 to 1972.

Mr. Dudley Smith

Employment estimates for local areas are made for each mid-year and the latest are for June,

INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS OF THE NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE IPSWICH, WOODBRIDGE, FELIXSTOWE, STOW MARKET, LOWESTOFT, SOUTHWOLD, BECCLES, HAILSWORTH, LEISTON AND BUNGAY EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES
June, 1967 June, 1968 June, 1969* June, 1969† June, 1970
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing … … 9.8 9.5 8.8 8.9 7.9
Mining and Quarrying … … 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5
Food, Drink and Tobacco … … 10.5 10.1 11.2 11.2 12.0
Chemicals and Allied Industries … … 5.5 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.5
Metal Manufacture … … 2.9 3.0 30.1 3.0 3.0
Engineering and Electrical Goods … … 13.7 14.4 14.8 14.8 14.6
Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering … … 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0
Vehicles … … 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.4
Metal Goods not elsewhere specified … … 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.6
Textiles … … 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Leather, Leather Goods and Fur … … 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Clothing and Footwear … … 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.4
Bricks, Pottery, Glass Cement, etc. … … 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6
Timber, Furniture, etc. … … 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.2
Paper, Printing and Publishing … … 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8
Other Manufacturing Industries … … 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.1
Construction … … 11.4 11.1 10.6 10.5 9.1
Gas, Electricity and Water … … 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.8 3.3
Transport and Communication … … 6.7 6.8 7.0 7.0 6.8
Distributive Trades … … 16.3 15.1 16.7 16.7 15.7
Insurance, Banking and Finance … … 2.6 2.6 2.8 3.2 3.2
Professional and Scientific Services … … 13.1 1.40 14.6 14.9 15.6
Miscellaneous Services … … 14.1 13.8 13.9 13.4 12.7
Public Administration … … 6.1 6.4 7.1 6.9 5.3
Not classified by industry … … 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.4 2.0
All industries and services … … 132.1 132.1 136.1 136.1 132.0
Notes: The estimates have been analysed on the basis of the 1958 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification up to 1969* and according to the 1968 edition from 1969. For ease of comparison, the table has been set out using the 1958 SIC groups of industries.