§ 49. Mr. Adam Butlerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many hundreds of thousands of job changes amongst employed person have taken place in each of the last eight years.
§ Mr. GoldingPrecise information on the number of job changes among employed persons is not available. An indication of the number of terminations of employment with an employer is given by the numbers of P45s issued each year by the Inland Revenue. Figures are given below for the eight years up to the fiscal year 1976–77. Changes of jobs not involving a change of employer are not included. The number of terminations of employment within a year does not necessarily equal the number of engagements because of changes in employment. About half of the terminations shown are made by people who had at least two employers during the year. The balance is made up of those who had only one employer during the year and who retired or who, for other reasons, were not employed at the end of the year.
Annual estimates of P45s issued: United Kingdom Fiscal year Millions 1969–70 … … … 11.3 1970–71 … … … 10.6 1971–72 … … … 9.4 1972–73 … … … 9.7 1973–74 … … … 10.8 1974–75 … … … 10.6 1975–76 … … … 8.9 1976–77 … … … 8.4