§ Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many males are registered for employment in Great Britain at the latest available date; and what were the figures for each year since 1970.
§ Mr. Golding,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 5th May 1978; Vol. 949, c. 299], gave the following information:
I am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the number of males registered for employment in Great Britain in March 1978 was 1,070,618. The figures for March each year since 1970 are as follows:—
March 1970 580,595 March 1971 630,756 March 1972 799,588 March 1973 598,744 March 1974 525,134 March 1975 658,928 March 1976 1,029,273 March 1977 1,070,618 All the above figures include both unemployed and still employed registrants.