§ Mr. Thurnhamasked the Paymaster General how many new jobs have been created in the Bolton area during the last three years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. LangInformation about jobs created and jobs lost is not available from the Departments statistics. Net changes in employment can be given but, for areas smaller than regions, only for those dates when censuses of employment are taken.
The latest available information is from June 1978 and the September 1981 census of employment. In that period the number of employees employed in the area covered by the Bolton jobcentre area fell by just over 8,000.
More up-to-date figures for local areas will become available following publication of the 1984 census of employment later this year. Between censuses, employment estimates are based on small scale sample enquiries which do not provide reliable results for areas smaller than regions.
§ Mr. Pikeasked the Paymaster General how many people were employed in 1979, 1983 and the latest date for which figures are available (a) in the north-west region, (b) in Burnley, (c) in Pendle and (d) in, Hyndburn.
§ Mr. LangThe table gives the available information for the north-west region and for the local authority districts of Burnley, Pendle and Hyndburn. For areas smaller than regions, figures can be provided only for those dates when censuses of employment are taken. The table therefore includes the available information from the 1978 and 1981 censuses of employment. More up-to-date figures for local areas will become available following publication of the 1984 census of employment later this year.
Employees in employment (thousands) North West Region Burnley Pendle Hyndhurn June 1978 2,651.0 45.0 33.0 28.0 September 1979 2,678.0 † † † September 1981 2,454.0 40.0 28.0 25.0 September 1983 2,360.0 † † † December 1985* 2,409.0 † † † * Latest available. † Not available.