§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the total number of employees in the private sector for each year since 1960.
§ Dr. GilbertThe number of employees in employment in the private sector at June each year are estimated to be as follows:
(thousands) 1960 … … … … 17,250 1961 … … … … 17,543 1962 … … … … 17,656 1963 … … … … 17,670 1964 … … … … 17,946 1965 … … … … 18,185 1966 … … … … 18,276 1967 … … … … 17,670 1968 … … … … 17,250 1969 … … … … 17,191 1970 … … … … 16,932 1971 … … … … 16,475 1971* … … … … 16,087 1972* … … … … 16,044 * Figures from 1960 to 1971 have been derived from Department of Employment analyses of national insurance cards. In mid-1971 a census of employment was introduced, and is the main source for the footnoted figures.