§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the number of male employees aged 15 years and over in June of each year since 1964 in each of the eight English regions; whether he will express these figures as a percentage of the number of males aged 15 years and over in each region; and whether he will express the male activity rate for each region in each year as a percentage relative to the male activity rate throughout Great Britain.
§ Mr. John FraserThe information requested is given since 1965, a year in which the standard regions were reorganised.
119WThe numbers of male employees aged 15 years and over in each of the eight
NUMBER OF MALE EMPLOYEES (THOUSANDS) Year South East East Anglia South West West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside North West North 1965 … 5,020 394 872 1,520 927 1,359 1,875 887 1966 … 4,994 403 874 1,535 925 1,357 1,873 884 1967 … 4,944 404 865 1,504 930 1,330 1,851 875 1968 … 4,923 403 859 1,480 913 1,312 1,831 855 1969 (a) … 4,875 410 838 1,467 908 1,301 1,813 845 1969 (b) … 4,853 412 843 1,470 905 1,302 1,817 847 1970 … 4,775 414 847 1,458 898 1,285 1,788 850 1971 (a) … 4,738 407 846 1,442 884 1,265 1,770 835 1971 (b) … 4,596 399 865 1,446 884 1,260 1,751 842 1972 … 4,582 405 872 1,429 884 1,251 1,745 838 1973 … 4,549 412 881 1,428 892 1,249 1,732 839 Notes:
1. Estimates from 1969 (b) include improved regional information about the location of employees in employment in the distributive trades.
2. Estimates up to and including 1971 June (a) are on a national insurance card count basis: estimates thereafter are on a Census of Employment basis with the addition of the unemployed.
In the following table, the preceding figures are expressed as a percentage of numbers aged 15 and over in the respective regions:
PERCENTAGE Year South East East Anglia South West West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside North West North 1965 … 80…1 65.4 65.3 81.5 75.6 78.7 78.1 73.1 1966 … 79.8 67.1 65.7 82.4 75.4 78.1 77.8 73.3 1967 … 78.6 65.8 64.5 80.1 76.0 75.9 76.8 72.1 1968 … 77.9 64.6 63.5 78.4 74.1 74.7 75.9 70.0 1969 (a) … 77.1 65.2 61.6 76.8 73.3 74.1 75.1 69.1 1969 (b) … 76.7 65.5 62.0 77.0 73.0 74.1 75.3 69.3 1970 … 75.6 65.2 61.6 76.0 72.4 73.3 74.0 69.1 1971 (a) … 75.0 64.6 61.2 76.9 71.0 72.5 73.7 70.0 1971 (b) … 72.8 63.3 62.6 77.1 71.0 72.2 72.9 70.6 1972 … 72.4 63.6 62.4 75.8 70.5 71.6 72.8 70.2 1973 … 71.6 63.1 62.0 75.4 70.1 71.1 71.8 70.0 In the following table, the preceding employee activity rates are expressed as a percentage relative to Great Britain:
RELATIVE PERCENTAGE Year South East East Anglia South West West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside North West North 1965 … 104 85 85 106 99 103 102 95 1966 … 104 88 86 107 98 102 101 96 1967 … 104 87 85 106 101 101 102 96 1968 … 105 87 85 105 100 100 102 94 1969 (a) … 105 89 84 105 100 101 102 94 1969 (b) … 105 89 85 105 100 101 103 94 1970 … 104 90 85 105 100 101 102 95 1971 (a) … 104 90 85 107 99 101 102 97 1971 (b) … 102 89 88 108 99 101 102 99 1972 … 102 90 88 107 99 101 102 99 1973 … 102 90 88 107 99 101 102 99
§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the number of female employees aged 15 years and over in June of each year since
120WEnglish regions in June of each year since 1965 are as follows:
1964 in each of the eight English regions; whether he will express these figues as a percentage of the number of females aged 15 years and over in each region;
121Wand whether he will express the female activity rate for each region in each year as a percentage relative to the female activity rate throughout Great Britain.
§ Mr. John FraserThe information requested is given since 1965, a year in
NUMBER OR FEMALE EMPLOYEES (THOUSANDS) Year South East East Anglia South West West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside North West North 1965 … 3,000 210 471 840 498 741 1,150 442 1966 … 3,074 211 481 854 512 754 1,161 450 1967 … 3,052 212 478 835 515 738 1,138 451 1968 … 3,051 215 482 835 509 738 1,135 456 1969 (a) … 3,068 227 487 841 519 742 1,136 464 1969 (b) … 3,045 230 491 845 515 745 1,141 466 1970 … 3,037 235 494 842 524 744 1,126 476 1971 (a) … 3,015 232 499 836 517 730 1,111 476 1971 (b) … 2,894 226 498 822 505 703 1,070 457 1972 … 2,933 233 514 820 518 715 1,081 467 1973 … 3,016 251 547 859 546 744 1,117 491 Notes:
1. Estimates from 1969 (b) include improved regional information about the location of employees in employment in the distributive trades.
2. Estimates up to and including 1971 June (a) are on a national insurance card count basis: estimates thereafter are on a Census of Employment basis with the addition of the unemployed.
In the following table, the preceding figures are expressed as a percentage of numbers aged 15 and over in the respective regions:
PERCENTAGE Year South East East Anglia South West West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside North West North 1965 … 42.9 34.3 32.6 43.4 38.9 39.2 42.5 34.3 1966 … 44.0 33.4 32.5 44.0 39.6 40.0 43.0 34.6 1967 … 43.5 33.1 32.1 42.8 40.0 38.8 42.1 34.5 1968 … 43.4 33.1 32.2 42.6 39.3 38.8 42.1 34.8 1969 (a) … 43.6 34.6 32.3 42.5 39.9 39.1 42.1 35.4 1969 (b) … 43.3 35.1 32.5 42.7 39.6 39.3 42.3 35.5 1970 … 43.2 35.5 32.5 42.3 40.2 39.3 41.7 36.1 1971 (a) … 42.9 35.0 32.5 42.5 39.3 38.5 41.4 36.9 1971 (b) … 41.2 34.1 32.4 41.8 38.4 37.0 39.9 35.4 1972 … 41.7 34.8 33.2 41.6 39.2 37.7 40.5 36.2 1973 … 42.8 36.8 34.7 43.3 40.8 39.0 41.5 37.9 In the following table, the preceding employee activity rates are expressed as a percentage relative to Great Britain:
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RELATIVE PERCENTAGE Year South East East Anglia South West West Midlands East Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside North West North 1965 … 108 86 82 109 98 98 107 86 1966 … 109 83 80 109 98 99 106 85 1967 … 109 83 80 107 100 97 105 86 1968 … 109 83 81 107 99 97 106 87 1969 (a) … 109 86 80 106 99 97 105 88 1969 (b) … 108 87 81 106 99 98 105 88 1970 … 108 89 81 106 100 98 104 90 1971 (a) … 108 88 82 107 99 97 104 93 1971 (b) … 107 88 84 108 99 96 103 92 1972 … 106 89 85 106 100 96 103 92 1973 … 105 91 86 107 101 96 102 93 which the standard regions were reorganised.
The numbers of female employees aged 15 years and over in each of the eight English regions in June of each year since 1965 are as follows:
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§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of persons in the eight English regions in each of the following socio-economic groups (a) semi-skilled manual workers, (b) unskilled manual workers, (c) farmers without employees and (d) agricultural workers; and if he
Semi-skilled manual workers Unskilled manual workers Farmers without employees Agricultural workers Northern: Number … 231,860 139,490 13,960 25,320 As percentage of economically active … 15.9 9.6 1.0 1.7 Percentage relative to Great Britain … 107.0 119.0 141.0 108.0 Yorkshire and Humberside: Number … 393,740 192,200 12,830 31,000 As percentage of economically active … 17.9 8.7 0.6 1.4 Percentage relative to Great Britain … 120.0 108.0 85.0 88.0 North Western: Number … 546,850 292,500 13,240 19,570 As percentage of economically active … 17.2 9.2 0.4 0.6 Percentage relative to Great Britain … 116.0 114.0 62.0 39.0 East Midland: Number … 268,820 110,620 11,930 32,320 As percentage of economically active … 17.0 7.0 0.8 2.0 Percentage relative to Great Britain … 115.0 87.0 112.0 127.0 West Midland: Number … 435,810 188,970 15,620 30,610 As percentage of economically active … 17.7 7.7 0.6 1.2 Percentage relative to Great Britain … 119.0 95.0 94.0 78.0 East Anglia: Number … 85,590 53,350 9,680 49,120 As percentage of economically active … 12.2 7.6 1.4 7.0 Percentage relative to Great Britain … 82.0 94.0 203.0 435.0 South Eastern: Number … 1,007,070 576,010 18,240 83,720 As percentage of economically active … 12.3 7.0 0.2 1.0 Percentage relative to Great Britain … 83.0 87.0 32.0 63.0 South Western: Number … 187,690 115,940 27,280 47,950 As percentage of economically active … 11.8 7.3 1.7 3.0 Percentage relative to Great Britain … 79.0 91.0 253.0 188.0