HC Deb 10 July 1978 vol 953 cc378-9W
Mr. George Gardiner

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish a table, in ascending order of magnitude, of the percentage decrease or increase in total employees in employment since February 1974 in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Italy, France, West Germany and Japan.

Mr. Golding

The latest data available for all countries are given in the table below. Owing to differences in national definitions and methods of compilation, the figures given are not fully comparable.

Employees in civilian employment: Percentage change from the first quarter of 1974 to the fourth quarter of 1976 (a)
Canada +7.9
Italy +3.6
Japan +3.6
USA +2.1(b)
France +0.6
United Kingdom -0.4
West Germany -4.6

Sources: OECD Labour Force Statistics

Department of Employment Gazette

NOTES

(a) Changes are based on seasonally adjusted figures which may be subject to revision.

(b) Excluding agricultural workers.