§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Norfolk North, Official Report, 5 June, c. 430, if he will correct the figure for female population of the United States of America; and if he will also publish figures showing what percentages of the working population in each country are part-time workers.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI regret very much that there were unintentional clerical errors in the reply given to my hon. Friend on 5 June. The figure for the female population of the United States of America should have read "113,093" and not "13,093". The figure given for the male civilian working population in Greece was also incorrect and should have read "2,325" and not "3,350".I apologise to my hon. Friend for any inconvenience he has been caused by these errors.
The following is the further information requested in respect of the labour force, which includes all people available for work, whether employed or unemployed. Estimates of the labour force differ slightly from the figures given for "civilian working population" in the previous reply . The figures are not fully comparable owing to some differences between countries in statistical definitions and methods of compilation.
Persons employed part-time as a percentage of the labour force 1979 Per cent. Belgium 6 Denmark 21 France 8 Germany 11 Greece ‡ Ireland 5 Italy 5 Luxembourg 6 Netherlands 10 United Kingdom 16 United States of America* 15 Japan† 14 * Non-agricultural industries only † 1978 ‡Not available Sources: EC: Labour Force Survey 1979 Japan: "Annual Report on the Labour Force Survey 1978" USA: "Monthly Labour Review"