§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the most recent figures for the number of women at work in the United Kingdom, England, the North-West Region and the City of Manchester, respectively; and what is each figure expressed as a proportion of the total labour force.
§ Mr. Chichester-Clark:Following is the information:
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT EXPRESSED AS PERCENTAGES OF ALL EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT AT SEPTEMBER, 1971, FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM, ENGLAND AND THE NORTH WEST REGION AND AT JUNE, 1970, FOR MANCHESTER Number (000's) Percentage of total United Kingdom 8,681 38.7 England 7,320 38.6 North West 1,104 39.5 Manchester 144 42.9 The figures for September, 1971, are provisional.
The figures for Manchester relate to the area covered by the Manchester, Levenshulme, Newton Heath, Openshaw, Withington and Wythenshawe Employment Exchanges.