§ Mr. Goodladasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many new jobs have been created in each of the employment areas in Cheshire since 1973; and what proportion these jobs represent as a percentage of the growth in the working population of the areas during the same period.
§ Mr. GoldingInformation about jobs created is not available for employment office areas, but an indication of the net change in jobs can be obtained by comparing the numbers of employees in employment at June 1973 and June 1976. 509W Figures for June 1977 are not yet available. Estimates of the working population are made only for the standard regions.
Following is the information for the employment office areas which most closely correspond to the county of Cheshire:—
EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT: CHESHIRE Thousands Employment Office June 1973 June 1976 Change 1973/1976 Chester 51.2 56.7 + 5.4 Congleton 8.8 8.3 -0.4 Crewe 32.4 35.7 + 3.4 Ellesmere Port 44.5 39.2 -5.3 Macclesfield 25.9 26.3 +0.5 Middlewich 4.3 4.0 -0.2 Nantwich 7.3 7.4 +0.2 Neston 3.0 2.7 -0.3 Northwich 19.7 21.3 + 1.6 Runcorn 24.7 26.9 +2.1 Sandbach 9.4 9.6 +0.2 Warrington 66.5 65.9 -0.5 Widnes 24.9 23.3 -1.6 Wilmslow 11.6 100 -1.6 Winsford 11.1 12.4 + 1.3