HC Deb 22 June 1982 vol 26 c43W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the percentage loss of jobs between 1979 and 1982 for each region in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Alison

The following table gives, by region, percentage decreases in the number of employees in employment between December 1979 and December 1981, the latest date for which provisional quarterly estimates are available.

Percentage decrease
South-East 7.2
East Anglia 8.3
South-West 6.2
West Midlands 12.3
East Midlands 8.4
Yorkshire and Humberside 9.8
North-West 10.3
North 11.0
Wales 12.0
Scotland 8.7
Northern Ireland 9.2