§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the six employment categories in Scotland which represent a net gain of male and female jobs, respectively, in the past two years: and the six categories representing a job loss.
§ Mr. John FraserInformation on the number of jobs gained or lost is not available, but an indication of net changes can be obtained by comparing the levels of employment shown by the mid-year censuses of employment. The results of the 1974 census are not yet available, but 381W the following table shows the changes in the numbers of employees in employment in Scotland between June 1971 and June
EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN SCOTLAND CHANGES BETWEEN JUNE 1971 AND JUNE 1973 Thousands Males Females 1971 1973 Change 1971 1973 Change Agriculture, forestry, fishing … … … 47 45 -2 8 7 * Mining and quarrying … … … 38 34 -4 1 1 * Food, drink and tobacco … … … 54 53 -1 43 43 * Coal and petroleum products … … … 2 2 * * * * Chemicals and allied industries … … … 22 20 -1 7 6 * Metal manufacture … … … 41 40 -2 5 4 * Mechanical engineering … … … 84 76 -8 13 11 -2 Instrument engineering … … … 9 8 * 9 9 * Electrical engineering … … … 29 29 * 21 24 +3 Shipbuilding and marine engineering … … … 42 41 -1 3 3 * Vehicles … … … 33 34 +1 4 3 * Metal goods not elsewhere specified … … … 23 23 * 7 7 * Textiles … … … 32 32 * 40 40 * Leather, leather goods and fur … … … 2 2 * 1 1 * Clothing and footwear … … … 5 5 * 27 30 +3 Bricks, pottery, glass, cement, etc. … … … 20 19 * 3 2 * Timber, furniture, etc. … … … 20 20 * 4 4 * Paper, printing and publishing … … … 33 31 -1 19 18 -1 Other manufacturing industries … … … 11 12 +1 5 5 * Construction … … … 149 163 +13 9 10 +1 Gas, electricity and water … … … 26 24 -2 5 5 * Transport and communication … … … 118 114 -4 26 25 * Distributive trades … … … 92 94 +1 146 149 +4 Insurance, banking, finance and business services … … … 32 32 * 33 36 +3 Professional and scientific services … … … 89 95 +7 199 216 +16 Miscellaneous services§ … … … 77 83 +6 108 119 +11 Public administration and defence† … … … 88 91 +4 43 49 +7 Totals‡—all industries and services§† … … … 1,216 1,221 +5 787 828 +42 * Under 1,000. †Excluding members of H.M. Forces. ‡Because the figures have been rounded independently rounded totals differ from the sum of the rounded components. §Excludes private domestic service.