HC Deb 25 July 1984 vol 64 cc657-9W
Mr. Pendry

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will supply for each year since 1971, the number of men and women employed part-time in Great Britain broken down by industry.

Thousands
Standard industrial classification 1980 June 1971 June 1972 June 1973 June 1974 June 1975 June 1976
male female male female male female male female male female male female
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 31.1 40.6 32.1 40.7 32.6 48.0 31.4 43.0 31.0 43.1 29.3 41.5
Coal, oil and natural gas extraction and processing 0.4 3.1 0.4 3.1 0.3 2.9 0.4 3.1 0.3 3.1 0.3 3.5
Electricity, gas, other energy and water supply 1.0 12.1 1.2 12.3 0.8 12.6 0.8 14.4 0.9 14.8 0.8 14.7
Metal manufacturing, ore and other mineral extraction 4.5 21.8 4.3 21.6 4.7 23.4 5.4 27.5 4.9 25.9 4.8 23.4
Chemicals and man-made fibres 2.4 23.0 2.2 22.3 2.4 25.6 2.6 29.9 2.5 26.8 2.6 25.9
Mechanical engineering 8.6 30.1 7.7 28.0 8.6 30.8 9.6 35.8 9.8 35.0 9.5 33.5
Office machinery, electrical engineering and instruments 5.1 75.9 5.1 72.4 5.4 87.9 6.5 107.1 6.4 82.4 7.1 69.9
Motor vehicle and parts 1.6 8.9 1.4 7.5 1.6 8.4 1.7 9.3 1.7 7.3 1.5 7.0
Other transport equipment 0.9 6.4 0.9 6.6 1.4 6.8 1.2 7.6 1.3 7.4 1.2 6.8
Metal goods not elsewhere specified 7.0 36.7 6.3 32.9 7.4 37.4 8.7 43.1 7.7 36.2 6.8 32.4
Food, drink and tobacco 11.0 103.1 10.7 101.1 12.0 110.4 12.3 121.8 11.7 108.5 11.3 105.7
Textiles, leather, footwear and clothing 12.1 95.3 11.2 91.4 11.9 99.5 13.3 112.7 12.4 111.4 11.1 104.3
Timber, wooden furniture, rubber, plastics, etc 7.1 41.6 7.4 42.1 8.8 48.4 9.5 56.3 9.1 50.8 8.6 47.9
Paper products, printing and publishing 12.3 36.7 12.2 37.0 13.5 41.3 15.5 46.9 13.6 44.1 14.7 40.9
Construction 7.3 23.1 8.8 25.1 11.2 29.5 11.5 30.1 11.5 32.0 11.5 35.8
Wholesale distribution and repairs 25.0 66.7 25.7 68.8 29.0 78.7 29.6 89.3 29.9 93.7 30.5 95.0
Retail distribution 103.1 538.1 107.0 548.4 122.7 613.0 131.5 665.5 137.8 688.2 137.9 681.6
Hotels and catering 73.0 229.9 76.2 250.9 87.3 288.9 89.3 297.9 91.1 326.1 96.0 351.8
Transport 14.3 18.3 15.7 19.5 17.9 21.5 17.8 23.2 17.6 25.8 17.8 27.4
Postal services and telecommunications 7.2 25.7 6.8 27.3 6.5 28.5 6.1 28.5 5.1 28.0 5.4 24.8
Banking, finance, insurance 27.5 119.8 29.1 126.2 31.3 138.3 32.1 154.3 33.2 158.8 33.9 162.4
Public administration and defence* 64.4 268.2 66.6 290.4 71.3 309.6 72.8 341.0 75.5 356.0 71.3 350.3
Education 83.0 432.8 83.6 460.1 92.7 489.6 92.0 510.4 92.0 550.6 92.4 575.3
Medical and other health services; veterinary services 23.0 253.3 24.2 272.9 25.5 288.9 28.9 318.0 29.9 356.8 29.3 362.3
Other services† 51.7 245.4 53.0 268.7 58.2 293.2 58.2 304.4 60.4 337.7 62.4 359.1
* Excluding members of Her Majesty's Forces.
† Excluding private domestic service.
Thousands
Standard industrial classification 1980 June 1977 June 1978 June 1979 June 1980 June 1981 september 1981 June 1982 June 1983
male female male female female female female male female female female
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 29.9 33.1 29.7 32.4 31.7 30.8 30.1 31.7 30.8 30.2 29.3
Coal, oil and natural gas extraction and processing 0.4 3.5 0.5 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 0.4 3.4 3.3 3.2
Electricity, gas, other energy and water supply 0.9 14.3 0.6 14.4 14.9 15.0 14.6 0.6 14.5 14.1 13.5
Metal manufacturing, ore and other mineral extraction 5.0 23.9 5.3 23.0 21.9 20.9 17.1 4.0 16.5 16.3 14.6
Chemicals and man-made fibres 2.7 25.2 2.4 25.5 25.2 23.1 20.3 2.3 19.8 20.5 18.9
Mechanical engineering 9.3 33.2 9.6 33.0 35.6 35.4 31.5 8.6 30.8 28.9 27.6
Office machinery, electrical engineering and instruments 60 70.4 6.8 68.1 66.2 64.3 53.2 6.5 49.6 48.6 49.0
Motor vehicles and parts 1.7 7.8 2.0 7.0 7.1 6.2 5.1 1.5 4.8 4.8 3.7
Other transport equipment 1.1 6.7 1.2 6.6 7.0 6.4 5.6 1.1 5.4 4.9 4.4
Metal goods not elsewhere specified 6.9 33.6 7.5 32.8 31.3 29.8 23.9 5.5 23.2 23.8 21.2
Food, drink and tobacco 11.1 106.5 13.0 108.3 107.6 106.0 99.1 9.2 99.2 96.0 90.1
Textiles, leather, footwear and clothing 11.3 105.4 13.1 101.3 98.2 86.5 74.8 8.3 68.4 65.9 59.7
Timber, wooden furniture, rubber, plastics, etc 8.7 47.6 9.0 47.2 49.1 43.4 38.1 7.4 37.7 35.1 34.5
Paper products, printing and publishing 14.3 40.1 15.1 39.5 41.4 42.9 40.9 14.5 39.6 40.4 39.9
Construction 12.0 37.9 11.9 38.5 41.8 45.1 48.4 15.5 49.2 50.5 52.2
Wholesale distribution and repairs 30.6 97.6 31.0 98.7 103.8 108.1 108.9 34.5 109.6 114.9 124.9
Retail distribution 136.0 683.3 140.3 685.7 724.9 721.4 705.8 131.4 698.0 702.3 734.4
Hotels and catering 96.5 366.2 98.0 383.5 413.2 431.8 419.6 110.9 421.9 452.7 448.5
Transport 18.0 29.2 18.5 31.5 33.3 34.4 32.9 19.8 32.7 31.1 31.6
Postal services and telecommunications 3.9 22.4 3.4 22.5 22.7 22.7 22.3 3.5 22.0 22.3 22.4

Mr. Alan Clark

[pursuant to his reply, 4 July 1984, c. 197]: The following table gives the available information for Great Britain from 1971 to 1983 based on the 1980 standard industrial classification. Figures are given for males and females in part-time employment using information from the censuses of employment taken in June each year from 1971 to 1978 and in September 1981, the latest available. Censuses were not conducted in 1979 and 1980 and the estimates of part-time employment for those years and for June 1981, 1982 and 1983 relate only to females.

Standard industrial classification 1980 June 1977 June 1978 June 1979 June 1980 June 1981 September 1981 June 1982 June 1983
male female male female female female female male female female female
Banking, finance, insurance 36.1 169.2 38.1 176.2 194.9 231.0 204.5 48.5 209.6 221.3 243.6
Public administration and defence* 69.9 359.5 71.5 379.1 391.1 406.6 379.5 70.6 378.7 370.4 385.1
Education 77.4 570.5 82.7 573.9 598.4 590.9 587.7 83.1 553.6 597.8 616.9
Medical and other health services; veterinary services 30.2 369.4 31.7 384.0 404.8 426.2 442.2 30.5 446.2 462.3 476.7
Other servicest† 61.1 359.9 61.8 371.4 398.9 408.2 407.1 68.1 415.6 430.2 466.1
* Excluding members of Her Majesty's Forces.
† Excluding private domestic service.