§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each quarter since the beginning of 1979 as a percentage of 1979 (i) the numbers employed in civil employment and (ii) the number employed; and if he will provide the nearest equivalent figures for the United States of America.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information requested is given in the following table:
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Index numbers (average 1979=100), seasonally adjusted United Kingdom* United States of America Civilian Total Civilian Total employment employment 1979 First quarter 99.6 99.6 99.4 99.4 Second quarter 99.9 99.9 99.5 99.5 Third quarter 100.2 100.2 100.2 100.2 Fourth quarter 100.3 100.3 100.8 100.8 1980 First quarter 99.9 100.0 101.0 101.0 Second quarter 99.4 99.5 100.1 100.1 Third quarter 98.4 98.5 100.1 100.1 Fourth quarter 97.2 97.3 100.7 100.7 1981 First quarter 96.2 96.3 101.4 101.4 Second quarter 95.2 95.4 102.0 102.0 Third quarter 94.8 94.9 101.7 101.7 Fourth quarter 94.3 94.5 101.3 101.3 1982 First quarter 94.2 94.3 100.8 100.9 Second quarter 93.7 93.8 100.9 101.0 Third quarter 93.2 93.4 100.8 100.9 Fourth quarter 92.9 93.0 100.3 100.4
United Kingdom* United States of America Civilian Total Civilian Total employment employment 1983 First quarter 92.8 92.9 100.3 100.3 Second quarter 92.8 92.9 101.1 101.2 Notes:
* United Kingdom figures relate to the last month of each quarter. Supplementary series (including an allowance for possible underestimation) used since June 1981.
Source:
United Kingdom figures:Employment Gazette (HMSO)
United States figures: 'Quarterly Labour Force Statistics' (OECD) and 'Employment and Earnings' (United States Bureau of Labour Statistics)