§ Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many 174W males are currently employed in Great Britain; and what were the figures for each year since 1970;
(2) how many females are currently employed in Great Britain; and what were the figures for each year since 1970.
§ Mr. GoldingThe following table gives the estimated number of employees in employment, males and females separately in Great Britain at June of each year from 1970. The figures are taken from the continuous series of employees in employment which takes account of discontinuities present in earlier published data:
Thousands Males Females June: 1970 13,706 8,287 1971 13,424 8,224 1972 13,319 8,331 1973 13,478 8,705 1974 13,363 8,933 1975 13,240 8,973 1976 13,097 8,951 1977 (provisional) 13,091 9,081