HC Deb 15 December 1978 vol 960 c599W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of the unemployed in the month of December in each of the last eight years was women.

Mr. Golding:

Following is the available information for Great Britain:

December 1971 15.7
December 1972 16.7
December 1973 15.1
December 1974 *
December 1975 21.3
December 1976 *
December 1977 28.3
December 1978 29.4
*Because of industrial action by some staff in the Department of Employment group, information for December 1974 and December 1976 is not available.

EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT: FEMALES: GREAT BRITAIN
Full-time Part-time* (Thousands) Total
June 1971 5,468 2,757 8,224
June 1972 5,454 2,877 8,331
June 1973 5,542 3,163 8,705
June 1974 5,512 3,421 8,933
June 1975 5,422 3,551 8,973
June 1976 5,366 3,585 8,951
June 1977 N.A. N.A. 9,081†
June 1978 N.A. N.A. 9,149†
*Part-time workers are defined as those normally employed for not more than 30 hours per week—excluding main meal breaks and overtime.
†Provisional figures.
N.A. Not available.