§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of total employment in North Staffordshire has
EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT: NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE Coal mining Pottery Numbers employed as a percentage of all employees in employment Annual percentage change in the numbers employed Numbers employed as a percentage of all employees in employment Annual percentage change in the numbers employed June 1968 … … … 6.1 — 19.4 — June 1969 … … … 5.4 -11.4 19.8 +1.6 June 1970 … … … 5.3 -6.2 20.4 -0.5 June 1971— (a) … … … 5.2 -2.3 19.4 -5.3 (b) … … … 5.0 — 18.8 — June 1972 … … … 4.8 -4.1 18.6 -1.0 For June 1971 (a) and earlier dates the estimates of employees in employment are based on counts of National Insurance cards. From June 1971 (b) they are from the annual censuses of employment.
§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the percentage employed in North Staffordshire for each of the past five years; and what were the comparable figures for the West Midlands and the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. John FraserThe numbers of employees in employment expressed as a percentage of the home population aged 15 years and over are set out below for the three areas requested for the years 1971–73.
North Staffordshire West Midlands United Kingdom 1971 56.2 57.5 52.4 1972 56.0 56.2 52.2 1973 57.7 57.8 53.3 NOTES:
*Figures for North Staffordshire on a comparable basis are not available for the earlier years requested.
†Figures for employees and self-employed are not available for inclusion in the series.