HC Deb 07 March 1985 vol 74 cc583-4W
Mr. Deakins

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give details of employees in employment in the Walthamstow jobcentre area for 1971, 1975, 1978, 1981 and 1984, showing total numbers employed and the respective proportions in manufacturing and service industries.

Mr. Alan Clark

The available information is as follows:

Employees in employment in the Walthamstow jobcentre area
Percentage employed in
Total all industries and services (thousands) Manufacturing industries Service industries
June 1971 77.7 38.7 55.3
June 1975 80.2 33.9 58.8
June 1978 78.7 30.8 62.5
September 1981* †59.0 27.5 65.3
* Latest available.
† Because of a boundary change, the figure for 1981 excludes approximately 11,000 employees who would have previously been counted in the area.

Estimates from the census of employment for September 1984 are expected to become available in the latter part of this year.