§ Mr. Alfred Morrisasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many employees there were in employment in manufacturing industries in (a) the Manchester travel-to-work area and (b) the Manchester city employment office area, in 1961, 1976 and at the latest available date.
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§ Mr. Peter MorrisonDetailed employment statistics are available only from 1971, when censuses of employment were introduced, as follows:
Employees in employment in manufacturing industries (Orders III to XIX of the 1968 Standard Industrial Classification) June each year Manchester travel-to-work area Number (000's) Manchester Employment Office area Number (000's) 1971 253 50 1976 214 39 1977 (latest available) 213 44*
Employees in employment in service industries (Orders XXII to XXVII of the 1968 Standard Industrial Classification) June each year Manchester travel to work area Manchester Employment Office are Number (000's) Change % Number (000's) Change % 1971 378 175 +7.1 -4.5 1976 405 167 1977* 411 +1.5 †177 † * Latest available. † Because of a change in the method used to allocate some employees to employment office areas in 1977 the figures for the Manchester city employment office area for 1977 are not directly comparable with those for earlier years.