§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of people employed in the service sector in England in each of the last 10 years, giving the change in each year as a percentage of the total employed in that sector.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe following table gives the estimated number of employees in employment in England in the service sector — divisions 6 to 9 of the 1980 standard industrial classification—at June in each of the last 10 years. It also gives the percentage change between each figure and the figure in the preceding year.
Service Industries—England June each year Employees in employment (thousands) Percentage change from previous year 1975 10,838 +2.4 1976 10,883 +0.4 1977 10,956 +0.7 1978 11,131 +1.6 1979 11,443 +2.8 1980 11,555 +1.0 1981 11,338 -1.9 1982 11,296 -0.4 1983 11,310 +0.1 1984 11,541 +2.0