§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number and percentage of employees in both Dundee and Scotland employed in the public sector in May 1979; and what are the latest available figures.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherComprehensive information on the numbers employed in the public sector is not available. Estimated numbers for certain categories of employment related to the years in question, together with the estimated percentages of total employment, are as follows for Scotland only:
Thousands Percentage 1979 1981 1982 1979 1981 1982 Primary (SIC I, II) 86 86 86 4.1 4.5 4.6 Manufacturing (SIC III-XIX) 596 489 457 28.7 25.3 24.4 Construction (SIC XX) 164 144 130 7.9 7.5 6.9 Services (SIC XXII-XXVII) 1,206 1,184 1,172 58.0 61.3 62.6 * Scottish Manufacturing Establishments Record. † These figures are derived from quarterly estimates made by the Department of Employment and are subject to revision when the results of the 1981 Census of Employment become available.