§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the figures for the average monthly loss of Scottish manufacturing jobs in each year since 1974; and if he will provide the average figure for (a) the period 1974 to 1979 and (b) 1979 to the present day.
§ Mr. LangFigures relating to the loss of manufacturing employment since 1974 are given in the table provided. It shows that the average monthly fall between 1974 and 1979 was 1,300, and between 1979 and 1986 was 2,150. In the period between 1983 and 1986, the average fall was 650 per month.
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Scottish manufacturing employment: average monthly job change Year (June) Total manufacturing employment (000s) Average monthly job change in the year to June (to nearest 100) 1974 682 1975 644 -3,200 1976 614 -2,500 1977 621 +600 1978 610 -900 1979 603 -600 1980 566 -3,100 1981 511 -4,600 1982 478 -2,800 1983 447 -2,600 1984 437 -800
Year (June) Total manufacturing employment (000s) Average monthly job change in the year to June (to nearest 100) 1985 437 0 1986 423 -1,200
Average monthly change (to nearest 50) 1974–79 -1,300 1979–86 -2,150 1983–86 -650 Notes
(i) Employees in employment in manufacturing.
(ii) All figures are unadjusted for seasonal variation.
(iii) The June 1986 figure is provisional.