§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the numbers of males and females employed in Cleveland county in each
EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT: CLEVELAND COUNTY Thousands June in each year Males Females June in each year Males Females 1965 … … 154.0 66.9 1971(b) … … 155.2 78.4 1966 … … 161.4 71.5 1972 … … 148.3 81.4 1967 … … 155.5 72.6 1973 … … 153.9 87.5 1968 … … 153.2 71.3 1974 … … Not available 1969 … … 148.8 73.6 1975 … … 157.7 94.0 1970 … … 150.3 75.6 1976 … … 158.5 92.0 1971(a) … … 142.9 76.9 1977 … … Not available
1. The figures are the sum of those for each of the local employment office areas that are mainly within the county. 2. Estimates up to and including June 1971(a) are based on counts of national insurance cards. Estimates thereafter are obtained from the annual censuses of employment. 3. The employment figures for 1974 are not available due to difficulties which arose following the reorganisation of local government.
EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT: PERCENTAGE CHANGE June in Cleveland County Northern Region United Kingdom each year Males Females Males Females Males Females 1965–66 … … +4.8 +6.8 -0.3 +2.2 -0.1 +2.3 1966–67 … … -3.7 +1.7 -3.0 -0.5 -2.3 -1.3 1967–68 … … -1.5 -1.9 -3.7 +1.0 -1.4 +0.5 1968–69 … … -2.9 +3.3 -1.2 +2.4 -0.9 +1.1 1969–70 … … +1.0 +2.7 +0.4 +2.3 -1.3 +0.4 1970–71 … … -4.9 +1.6 -3.3 -0.5 -2.1 -0.7 1971–72 … … -4.4 +3.9 -1.2 +1.8 -0.8 +1.2 1972–73 … … +3.8 +7.4 +2.1 +5.9 +1.2 +4.5 1973–74 … … Not available -1.4 +1.9 -0.8 +2.7 1974–75 … … Not available +0.8 +2.9 -0.9 +0.5 1975–76 … … +0.5 -2.2 -0.6 -1.0 -1.1 -0.3 1976–77 … … Not available -0.4* +1.6* 0.0* +1.4* 1965–76 … … -5.2 +34.8 -11.1 +20.0 -9.9 +11.3 1965–77 … … Not available -11.4* +22.0* -9.9* +12.9* * Based on provisional figures for 1977. The discontinuity in the Cleveland figures at 1971 does not affect the figures for Northern Region and the United Kingdom which are on a continuous basis. The percentage change for Cleveland for 1965–1976 takes account of the discontinuity.