§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1955, on a quarterly basis, the number of individuals who were on short-time working.
§ Mr. John FraserThe following table shows the available information which relates to manufacturing industries.
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NUMBER OF OPERATIVES ON SHORT-TIME IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES: GREAT BRITAIN Week ended 1955— 26th February 40,000 28th May 59,000 27th August 55,000 26th November 34,000 299W
Week ended 1956— 25th February 66,000 2nd June 99,000 25th August 112,000 24th November 73,000 1957— 23rd February 109,000 1st June 63,000 31st August 39,000 30th November 59,000 1958— 1st March 103,000 24th May 217,000 23rd August 160,000 22nd November 159,000 1959— 21st February 132,000 30th May 82,000 29th August 40,000 21st November 30,000 1960— 27th February 36,000 28th May 31,000 27th August 31,000 26th November 126,000 1961— 25th February 108,000 27th May(a) 34,000 (b) 36,000 26th August 39,000 25th November 94,000 1962— 24th February 103,000 26th May 123,000 18th August 77,000 17th November 142,000 1963— 16th February 165,000 18th May 92,000 17th August 40,000 16th November 35,000 1964— 15th February 26,000 16th May 34,000 15th August 13,000 14th November 37,000 1965— 13th February 43,000 15th May 30,000 14th August 47,000 13th November 24,000 1966— 19th February 30,000 21st May 33,000 18th June(a) 28,000 (b) 29,000 13th August 30,000 19th November 190,000 1967— 18th February 160,000 13th May 108,000 19th August 79,000 18th November 64,000 1968— 17th February 47,000 18th May 35,000 17th August 19,000 16th November 22,000 1969— 15th February 24,000 17th May 29,000 14th June(a) 28,000 (b) 29,000 16th August 29,000 15th November 32,000 1970— 14th February 38,000 16th May 40,000 15th August 21,000 14th November 31,000 1971— 13th February* — 15th May 82,000 19th June(a) 70,000 (b) 65,000 14th August 69,000 13th November 119,000
Week ended 1972— 19th February† 1,041,000 13th May 70,000 19th August 33,000 18th November 22,000 1973— 17th February 23,000 19th May 18,000 18th August‡ 12,000 17th November‡ 23,000 1974— 16th February†‡ 948,000 18th May‡ 34,000 15th June(a)‡ 25,000 (b)‡ 27,000 17th August‡ 34,000 16th November‡ 83,000 1975‡ 15th February‡ 181,000 Notes: For February 1960 and earlier dates the figures are based on the 1948 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification. From May 1960 to June 1969(a) they are based on the 1958 edition and from June 1969(b) on the 1968 edition. Up to May 1961 the figures relate only to those establishments which rendered returns in the month concerned. Subsequently they include an allowance for those not rendering returns. The figures for May 1961 are shown on both bases. The estimates from June 1966 onwards have been revised to take account of certain changes in industrial classification. The estimates for June 1966 are given on both bases, i.e. (a) excluding and (b) including the effects of reclassification. The estimates are based on counts of national insurance cards up to June 1971(a) and on the annual censuses of employment from 1971(6). Until June 1974(a) the figures related to operatives at establishments with over 10 employees in manufacturing industries except shipbuilding and ship-repairing. From June 1974(b) they relate to all operatives in manufacturing industries. * Owing to the interruption of postal services no information is available for February 1971. † In February 1972 the volume of short-time was affected by the power crisis and in February 1974 by the coal mining dispute. ‡ Provisional until the 1974 census results are available.