HC Deb 22 October 1984 vol 65 cc480-1W
Mr. Rooker

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will set out in the Official Report the known gain and loss of jobs in the manufacturing sector for each month in 1983 and 1984.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Estimates of engagement and leaving rates for the manufacturing industries are available every quarter. The latest available estimates are given below.

Great Britain: per cent.
Month Engagement rate Leaving rate
1983
March 1.2 1.7
June 1.3 1.6
September 1.8 1.9
December 1.2 1.7
1984
March 1.5 1.7
June 1.6 1.6

The rates, which represent the proportion of employees who are engaged or leave in a four week period, do not take into account persons engaged in the month who also left before the end of the month.

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