HC Deb 19 June 1978 vol 952 cc56-7W
Mr. Paul Dean

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish his latest estimates of the numbers employed in the United Kingdom in all enterprises with up to 20 and up to 50 workers, or the nearest convenient number in each case, and in total, for manufacturing industry, construction, agriculture, forestry and fishing, mining and quarrying, transport and communication, distribu-

NUMBERS EMPLOYED ANALYSED BY SIZE OF ENTERPRISE: UNITED KINGDOM: 1975
Thousands
Size ranges according to number of employees
Standard Industrial Classification 1968 1.19 1.49 Total employed
Manufacturing industries (Orders III-XIX) … 433.5 830.2 7,557.9
Mining and quarrying (Order II) … 5.9 10.8 344.1

Information about numers employed by enterprises in other sectors of the economy is not available. Some indication, however, can be obtained from the annual census of employment though this relates to individual workplaces or part of such workplaces rather than to enter-prices; and it does not include employees in agriculture and horticulture, information for which is obtained from the agricultural censuses. The unit in the census for which information is reported is usually a complete individual address such as a shop, factory or office. The branches

CENSUS OF EMPLOYMENT UNITS: 1976: UNITED KINGDOM
Numbers of employees in employment in each size range
Thousands
Size ranges according to numbers of employees Total employees in employment
Standard Industrial Classification 1968 1.24 1.49
Manufacturing industries (Orders III-XIX) 652.6 1,159.0 7,245.8
Construction (Order XX) 461.9 670.0 1,309.1
Forestry and Fishing (MLHs 002 and 003) 8.5 13.3 23.7
Mining and Quarrying (Order II) 18.0 32.7 347.9
Transport and Communication (Order XXII) 251.8 382.8 1,474.6
Distributive Trades (Order XXIII) 1,422.9 1,782.6 2,723.1
Insurance, Banking, Finance and Business Services (Order XXIV) 400.3 558.1 1,103.2
Professional and Scientific Services (Order XXXV) 666.1 1,081.6 3,655.2
Miscellaneous Services (Order XXVI—includes Hotels and other residential establishments) 1,191.3 1,536.3 2,298.0