§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many jobs have been lost in each of the main industries on Merseyside in the last 10 years; and what job opportunities have replaced them.
Industry group Employees in employment mid 1973 Increase or decrease since mid 1967 Professional and scientific services … … … 96,700 +13,000 Distributive trades … … … 84,200 -24,000 Transport and communications … … … 69,700 -23,000 Miscellaneous services … … … 65,600 +4,000 Mechanical, instrument and electrical engineering … … … 46,500 -12,000 hood, drink and tobacco … … … 46,100 No change Construction … … … 43,700 11,000 Public administration and defence … … … 41,700 +4,000 Vehicle manufacture … … … 38,600 +8,000 Chemical and allied industries … … … 38,600 -4,000 Insurance, banking and finance … … … 27,400 +3,000 Bricks, pottery, glass and cement manufacture … … … 22,800 -2,000 Paper, printing and publishing … … … 16,900 No change Other metal goods … … … 11,100 -3,000 Clothing and footwear … … … 9,100 -2,000 Timber and furniture … … … 8,900 +2,000 Shipbuilding, ship repairing and marine engineering … … … 8,500 -6,000