§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons were employed in British shipbuilding and ship-repairing establishments at the most recent date for which figures are available; how many shipbuilding workers were unemployed at the same date ; and if he will give comparable figures for the same date in each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. John FraserThe latest monthly estimate of employment is for January 1974 and is shown below with that for January 1973. Earlier figures are shown at June each year because of discontinuities in the series, the effects of which have been estimated at that date in the years concerned.
SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP-REPAIRING IN GREAT BRITAIN Employees in employment Unemployed who last worked in the industry June 1964 … 147,800 9,958 June 1965 … 152,400 5,063 June 1966— (a) … 153,100 3,962 (b) … 153,700 June 1967 … 152,300 7,939 June 1968 … 149,500 7,878 June 1969— (a) … 144,000 6,884 (b) … 153,200 June 1970 … 156,200 7,607 June 1971— (a) … 159,400 7,797 (b) … 152,700 June 1972 … 148,800 9,953 January 1973 … 145,900* 9,027 January 1974 … 146,100* 6,356 * Provisional. Notes:
1. Between June 1966 and June 1967 the industrial classification of many establishments was corrected. Estimates for June 1966 are shown (a) excluding and (b) including the effects of reclassifications.
2. The estimates for June 1969 (a) and earlier dates are based on the 1958 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification and are not strictly comparable with those from June 1969 (b) and later dates which are based on the 1968 edition.
3. Estimates for June 1971 (a) and earlier dates are based on counts of National Insurance Cards. The figures for June 1971 (b) and June 1972 are from the new annual censuses of employment.