HC Deb 23 June 1976 vol 913 cc534-5W
Mr. John Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report tables showing (a) the number of individuals who worked in privately-owned production or service industries for each year since 1964, (b) the number of individuals working in nationalised industries for each year since

UNITED KINGDOM
(thousands)
Numbers employed (including the self-employed) in privately owned industries Numbers employed in public corporations
Production sector Services sector (including the nationalised industries) Total working population
June 1964 … … … 10,055 7,948 2,085 25,295
June 1965 … … … 10,211 8,076 2,028 25,498
June 1966 … … … 10,273 8,125 1,974 25,632
June 1967 … … … 9,958 7,978 1,947 25,490
June 1968 … … … 9,657 7,927 2,083 25,378
June 1969 … … … 9,740 7,894 2,045 25,370
June 1970 … … … 9,611 7,883 2,016 25,300
June 1971 … … … 9,301 7,812 1,986 25,123
June 1972 … … … 9,129 7,931 1,902 25,194
June 1973 … … … 9,330 8,212 1,867 25,545
June 1974 … … … 9,289 8,255 1,930 25,602

Notes:

(1) The production sector, services sector refer to industry order groups II to XXI, XXII to XXVI respectively of the Standard Industrial Classification (1968).

(2) Separate estimates for numbers employed in the nationalised industries (as distinct from all public corporations) are not readily available for the years 1964 to 1973. At June 1974, 1,692,000 persons were employed in nationalised industries and 238,000 persons were employed in other public corporations.