§ Mr. Jim Spicerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what percentages of the 1981 full-time work force in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Denmark and the United States of America were women.
§ Mr. AlisonThe latest available comparable data is for 1979. The information is as follows:
Women working full-time as a percentage of all those in full time employment
percentage United Kingdom 29 France 36
(a) Unemployed ethnic minority group workers May 1979 May 1980 Number Percentage of all unemployed Number Percentage of all unemployed Inner city partnership area Birmingham 5,433 21.8 6,812 22.7 Docklands 1,106 10.0 1,552 12.5 Hackney/Islington 2,164 15.5 2,668 16.8 Lambeth 1,532 14.8 1,861 17.9 Liverpool 273 * 234 * Manchester/Salford 1,067 6.4 1,442 7.2 Newcastle/Gateshead 165 1.0 140 0.7
May 1981 February 1982 Number Percentage of all unemployed Number Percentage of all unemployed Inner city partnership area Birmingham 13,523 24.0 15,742 23.4 Docklands 2,801 13.7 3,466 14.1 Hackney/Islington 3,973 14.7 5,230 15.0 Lambeth 3,061 16.7 3,653 14.9 Liverpool 285 * 305 * Manchester/Salford 2,401 7.1 2,601 6.7 Newcastle/Gateshead 196 0.7 227 0.7 * The figures for the Liverpool inner city partnership area exclude young people; consequently no percentage has been calculated. 206W
(b) Unemployed aged under 20 years April 1979 July 1980 Number Percentage of all unemployed Number Percentage of all unemployed Inner city partnership area Birmingham 4,082 16.2 11,193 29.7 Docklands 1,332 11.6 3,570 23.9 Hackney/Islington 1,675 12.0 3,882 20.9 Lambeth 1,458 14.6 2,818 23.5 Liverpool 6,435 21.0 10,009 27.0 Manchester/Salford 2,817 16.7 6,676 27.6 Newcastle/Gateshead 2,743 15.5 6,792 29.4
percentage Germany 31 Italy 29 Ireland 26 Belgium 29 Netherlands 22 Luxembourg 26 Denmark 30 United States of America 37 Sources: EC "Labour Force Sample Survey 1979"
US "Employment and Earnings" July 1979
Information for Greece is not available.