HC Deb 05 June 1981 vol 5 c429W
Dr. Roger Thomas

asked the Minister for the Civil Service how many civil servants, and of what grades, have been made compulsorily redundant since May 1979 as a result of the policy of reducing the size of the Civil Service.

1978 Mr. Hayhoe

The numbers of non-industrial home civil servants by grade level who were prematurely retired

1979 (Unless otherwise stated) Thousands 1980 (P) Thousands
Countries Total Population Civilian Working Population Registered Unemployed Registered Unemployed
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Belgium(1) 4816 5025 2517 1472 132 201 144 238
Denmark 2527 2590 1449 1150 70 68 88 74
France 26201 27277 13650 8811 632 717 658 792
Germany 29252 32107 15910 9983 417 459 426 462
Greeced(1) 4586 4774 3250 1000 19 12 22 15
Ireland 1693 1675 (e)841 (c)300 69 20 77 24
Italy 27518 29091 14605 7380 927 727 958 818
Luxembourg 178 185 (e)110 (e)47 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
Netherlands 6970 7068 3556 1550 132 78 160 88
United Kingdom 27265 28681 15774 10267 964 427 1234 561
USA 107006 13093 59517 43391 (2)3018 (2)2945 (2)4157 (2)3291
Japan 57180 58950 (3)34370 (3)21600 (2)740 (2)430 (2)710 (2)430

Main Sources: Eurostat 'Unemployment and 'Employment and Unemployment' OECD 'Labour Force Statistics'.

(p) Provisional

(e)Estimated

(1)

(2)including unregistered unemployed

(3)including armed forces.

The figures are not fully comparable owing to differences between the countries in statistical definitions and methods of compilation. Employment and Unemployment figures are annual averages; population figures are either yearly averages or mid-year estimates.