HC Deb 24 July 1978 vol 954 cc568-73W
Mr. John Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for the EEC as a whole and for each present member State of the EEC in each year since 1960 (a) the percentage of the total population that is employed in civilian occupations, (b) the percentage of the total population that is employed in manufacturing industry, (c) the percentage of the total population that is em

EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR OF ACTIVITY 1960–76
Percentages
Country/Population 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
EEC*
Total population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment† 43 43 42 42 42 41 41 41 41
Agriculture‡ 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
Industry‡ 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 17
Services‡ 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 17 18
Germany Fed. Rep.
Total population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment 47 47 46 46 45 45 45 43 43
Agriculture 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4
Industry 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 20 21
Services 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
France
Total population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment 41 41 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
Agriculture 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6
Industry 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 15
Services 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 18 18
Italy
Total population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment 40 40 39 38 37 36 35 35 35
Agriculture 13 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 8
Industry 15 15 15 16 15 15 14 15 15
Services 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13
Netherlands
Total population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment 35 35 36 36 36 36 35 35 35
Agriculture 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
Industry 15 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 14
Services 16 17 17 18 18 18 18 18 19
Belgium
Total population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 37
Agriculture 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Industry 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17
Services 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 19
Luxembourg
Total population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment 42 42 41 40 41 40 40 39 39
Agriculture 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4
Industry 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 18
Services 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17
United Kingdom
Total population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment 45 45 45 45 45 46 46 45 44
Agriculture 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Industry 21 22 21 21 21 21 21 20 20
Services 21 22 22 22 22 23 23 23 23
Ireland
Total population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment 37 37 37 37 37 37 37 36 36
Agriculture 14 13 13 13 12 12 12 11 11
Industry 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Services 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15

ployed in agriculture and (d) the percentage of the total population that is employed in service industries.

Mr. Golding

The following table gives the available information. In making comparisons, it is essential to note that there are differences in coverage and methods of compilation used for the series in each country.

Percentage
Country/Population 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Denmark§
Total population 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment 43 .. .. 44 .. 46 .. 47 47
Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. 7 .. 6 ..
Industry .. .. .. .. .. 17 .. 17 ..
Services .. .. .. .. .. 22 .. 23 ..

Percentages
Country/Population 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
EEC*
Total population … 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment† … 40 40 40 40 40 40 39 39
Agriculture‡ … 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 ..
Industry‡ … 18 18 17 17 17 17 16 ..
Services‡ … 18 18 IS 19 19 19 19 ..
Germany Fed. Rep.
Total population … 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment … 43 43 43 42 42 41 40 40
Agriculture … 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 ..
Industry … 21 21 21 20 20 20 18 ..
Services … 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 ..
France
Total population … 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment … 40 40 40 40 40 40 39 39
Agriculture … 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 ..
Industry … 15 16 15 16 16 16 15 ..
Services … 19 19 19 19 19 20 21 ..
Italy
Total population … 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment … 35 35 34 33 33 34 34 34
Agriculture … 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 ..
Industry … 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 ..
Services … 12 13 12 13 13 13 14 ..
Netherlands
Total population … 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment … 35 35 35 34 34 34 33 33
Agriculture … 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 ..
Industry … 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 ..
Services … 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 ..
Belgium
Total population … 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment … 38 38 38 38 38 39 38 38
Agriculture … 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 ..
Industry … 17 16 16 16 16 16 15 ..
Services … 19 19 20 21 21 21 22 ..
Luxembourg
Total population … 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment … 39 40 40 41 41 42 42 42
Agriculture … 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 ..
Industry … 18 19 19 20 19 20 20 ..
Services … 17 18 18 18 19 19 20 ..
United Kingdom
Total population … 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment … 44 44 44 43 44 44 44 44
Agriculture … 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ..
Industry … 20 20 19 18 19 19 18 ..
Services … 23 23 23 23 24 24 25 ..
Ireland
Total population … 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment … 36 35 35 35 34 34 33 32
Agriculture … 10 10 9 9 9 8 8 ..
Industry … 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 ..
Services … 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 ..

Percentages
Country/Population 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Denmark§
Total population … 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Civilian employment … 47 47 47 47 47 47 46 47
Agriculture … 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 ..
Industry … 18 18 18 16 16 15 15 ..
Services … 23 24 24 26 27 27 27 ..
Sources: Eurostat Population and Employment; Monthly General Statistics, Bulletin 2, 1978.
* The EEC percentages have been calculated from individual national figures which were rounded' to the nearest 1,000.
† For the years 1961, 1962, 1964 and 1966 the EEC Civilian employment percentages exclude Denmark.
‡ For the years 1960 to 1964, 1966 and 1968 the EEC percentages for agriculture, industry and services, exclude Denmark.
§ Prior to 1969 complete figures for Denmark are only available in the census years, 1965 and 1967.
.. Not available.

Note: Information on "manufacturing industry" is not available separately for all the countries or for the whole period. "Industry", which is comprised very largely of the "manufacturing industry" and includes quarrying, the construction industry, gas, electricity and water, has been substituted.