Short-time Working

HC Deb 10 February 1981 vol 998 cc308-9W

Mr. John Grant

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish the figures for short-time working for each month since January 1979.

Mr. Peter Morrison

The following table gives for manufacturing industries in Great Britain the numbers of operatives on short time working for the whole or part of the week and the numbers of hours lost through short-time working.

Week ended	Number of op-eratives (Thousands)	Hours lost (Thousands)
1979
January 13	70	1,114
February 10	61	1,165
March 10	39	587
April 17	32	488
May 5	32	414
June 9	31	336
July 7	39	601
August 4	24	296
September 8	51	780
October 13	85	1,620
November 10	64	941
December 8	65	863
1980
January 12	85	1,173
February 16	119	1,726
March 15	174	2,719

Week ended	Number of op-eratives (Thousands)	Hours lost (Thousands)
April 19	156	2,096
May 17	170	2,333
June 14	205	2,755
July 12	221	2,937
August 16	263	3,761
September 13	368	5,374
October 11	467	7,193
November 15	528	7,410