§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentage of total employees was in employment in manufacturing industry in the years 1951, 1961, 1971 and 1981.
§ Mr. WaddingtonBecause of changes in the methods of obtaining the statistics and changes in the Standard Industrial Classification, figures on a consistent basis are available only from 1959.
Employees in manufacturing industry as a percentage of all employees in employment. United Kingdom Per cent. June 1961 38.4 June 1971 36.4 June 1981 28.5
Unemployed for over 52 weeks Consett travel-to-work area North region Age Number As a percentage of total for all ages Number As a percentage of total for all ages Under 18 9 0.3 628 0.8 18 50 1.4 1,968 2.4 19 163 4.6 4,318 5.3 20–24 495 13.9 15,135 18.5 25–29 367 10.3 10,083 12.3 30–34 303 8.5 8,097 9.9 35–44 446 12.5 11,756 14.3 45–49 230 6.5 5,675 6.9 50–54 301 8.5 6,854 8.4 55–59 629 17.7 8,716 10.6 60 and over 565 15.9 8,729 10.7 Total, all ages 3,558 100 81,959 100