HC Deb 23 March 1978 vol 946 c759W
Mr. Wrigglesworth

asked 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.