HC Deb 27 October 1981 vol 10 cc322-3W
Mr. Greenway

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in numbers and as a percentage of the total population the number of the people in work in each year from 1945.

Mr. Peter Morrison:

The available information is attached and relates to the middle of each year. The employed labour force consists of employees in employment, the self-employed and Her Majesty's Forces. The figures from 1945 to 1950* are for Great Britain; those for 1950† onwards for the United Kingdom. The methods of making employment estimates have changed on a number of occasions since 1945. In 1948 and 1959, when the changes led to discontinuities, two sets of figures are given: those marked‡ are consistent with the preceding figures and those marked** with the subsequent figures.

1945 21,546 45.1
1946 20,147 42.1
1947 20,107 41.7
†1948 20,002 41.1
** 22,504 46.2
1949 22,515 46.0
*1950 22,710 46.1
† 23,257 45.9
1951 23,603 46.7
1952 23,590 46.5
1953 23,703 46.6
1954 24,038 47.1
1955 24,298 47.4
1956 24,514 47.7
1957 24,543 47.5
1958 24,278 46.8
‡1959 24,348 46.7
** 23,760 45.6
1960 24,183 46.0
1961 24,457 46.2
1962 24,632 46.1
1963 24,661 45.9
1964 24,950 46.3
1965 25,204 46.3
1966 25,355 46.4
1967 24,992 45.5
1968 24,841 45.0
1969 24,857 44.9
1970 24,753 44.6
1971 24,399 43.8
1972 24,391 43.7
1973 24,972 44.6
1974 25,059 44.7
1975 24,932 44.5
1976 24,765 44.3
1977 24,832 44.4
1978 24,961 44.7
1979 25,120 44.9
1980 24,720 44.1
1981 23,425 41.8
Mr. Greenway

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in numbers and as a percentage of the total population the number of people in each European Community country in employment in each year from and including 1972.

Mr. Alison:

I refer my hon. Friend to the publications: "OECD Labour Force Statistics 1968–1979" for information from 1972 to 1979.

Employment and Unemployment (31 July 1981)" issued by the Statistical Office of the European Communities for data on 1980.

Copies are available in the Library.