§ Ms. Clare Shortasked the Paymaster General what was the seasonal fall in unemployment in October.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkA fall of about 40,000 in adult unemployed claimants was expected through normal seasonal influences in the month of October. The actual fall was 44,000, so the seasonally adjusted level of adult unemployment fell by some 4,000.
§ Ms. Clare Shortasked the Paymaster General how many part-time and full-time jobs there have been in Britain for each year since 1955.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkTable 1 shows the available annual figures for employees in employment.
133WEstimates for all in employment from the census of population for 1961 and 1966 are given in table 3. There are some definitional differences between the two censuses of population.
Table 3—All in employment,* Great Britain Mid year: Thousand Males Females Full-time Part-time All Full-time Part-time All 1961 15,575 174 15,749 5,698 1,892 7,590 1966 15,201 373 15,574 5,847 2,748 8,595 Source: Census of Population
* Includes employees in employment and self employed.