§ Mr. Robert B. Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the 10 largest categories of 537W employment in the Hertfordshire, West constituency in the years 1954, 1961, 1971 and 1981; how many were employed in each category; and what percentage of the total work force these represent.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkEmployment statistics for the West Hertfordshire constituency are not available. The
Numbers and percentage of employees in employment in industry groups June 1971 September 1981 Orders of the Standard Industrial Classification 1968 Numbers (Thousand) Per cent. Numbers (Thousand) Per cent. Chemicals and allied industries — — 2.0 4.8 Mechanical engineering 2.8 6.6 — — Electrical engineering 3.1 7.4 2.8 6.8 Vehicles 1.7 4.0 2.8 6.8 Metal goods nes 1.6 3.8 — — Paper, printing and publishing 6.1 14.8 4.3 10.5 Construction — — 1.7 4.1 Transport and communication 1.9 4.5 2.1 5.1 Distributive trades 5.8 14.1 7.1 17.1 Insurance, banking, finance and business services — — 1.6 3.8 Professional and scientific services 5.6 13.4 4.3 10.2 Miscellaneous services 4.1 9.8 4.4 10.6 Public administration and defence 1.6 3.8 — —