§ Mr. Tierneyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give figures showing the number of insured male and female workers in Birmingham in 1964 and 1974, respectively.
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE AREAS: BIRMINGHAM Employees at mid-year (Thousands) Estimated numbers of employees in employment Unemployed Males Females Males Females June 1964 … … 419,000 248,500 3,946 1,194 June 1971(a) … … 365,400 224,100 16,346 2,263 June 1971(b) … … 393,400 231,200 June 1973 … … 379,700 232,300 12,989 1,983 The estimates of employees in employment for June 1971 (a) and June 1964 are based on counts of National Insurance Cards. For these years the estimates do not include a small proportion of employees who cannot be allocated to local areas. The figures for June 1971 (b) and June 1973 are from the annual censuses of employment.