Labour Statistics (Hansard, 16 June 1986)

§ Ms. Richardson
asked the Paymaster General what number and proportion of the employed labour force have a length of service in employment of (a) less than two years and (b) less than five years; and what number and proportion of those employed for less than five years are part-time workers working (i) less than eight hours, (ii) less than 12 hours, (iii) less than 16 hours and (iv) less than 20 hours a week, giving the most recently available figures.

§ Mr. Lang
Information is not available in the exact form requested.
The regularly published employed labour force series does not identify length of service in employment or number of hours worked a week.
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The labour force survey (LFS) provides information on a different basis but allows the above analyses. Preliminary LFS results for the spring of 1985 are presented in the following tables:

Table 1

Length of time in employment

Great Britain

Thousands Per cent.

All persons in employment 23,678 100.0

With same employer, or self-employed, for less than 2 years 6,737 28.5

With same employer, or self-employed, for at least 2 but least than 5 years 4,615 19.5

Table 2

Total usual number of hours worked per week

Great Britain

Thousands Per cent.

All persons with same employer, or self-employed, for less than 5 years who: 11,352 100.0

Work less than 8 hours per week 510 4.5

Work at least 8 but less than 12 hours per week 509 4.5

Work at least 12 but less than 16 hours per week 512 4.5

Work at least 16 but less than 20 hours per week 366 3.2

§ Mr. Deakins
asked the Paymaster General if he will give the number of unemployed claimants by ward in Walthamstow in June 1983 and in the latest month for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Lang
The following information is in the Library. The table shows the numbers of unemployed claimants in June 1983 and May 1986 in each ward of the Walthamstow parliamentary constituency. This comparison is affected by seasonal factors, the 1983 Budget provisions, which meant that certain older men, mainly aged 60 and over, no longer have to sign on to obtain national insurance credits or supplementary benefit, and by the change in the timing of compilation of unemployment statistics in March 1986.

June 1983 May 1986

Higham Hill 408 425

High Street 545 630

Hoe Street 720 867

Lloyd Park 588 629

St. James Street 738 884

Wood Street 597 669

Table 1
Length of time in employment
	Great Britain
	Thousands	Per cent.
All persons in employment	23,678	100.0
With same employer, or self-employed, for less than 2 years	6,737	28.5
With same employer, or self-employed, for at least 2 but least than 5 years	4,615	19.5

Table 2
Total usual number of hours worked per week
	Great Britain
	Thousands	Per cent.
All persons with same employer, or self-employed, for less than 5 years who:	11,352	100.0
Work less than 8 hours per week	510	4.5
Work at least 8 but less than 12 hours per week	509	4.5
Work at least 12 but less than 16 hours per week	512	4.5
Work at least 16 but less than 20 hours per week	366	3.2

	June 1983	May 1986
Higham Hill	408	425
High Street	545	630
Hoe Street	720	867
Lloyd Park	588	629
St. James Street	738	884
Wood Street	597	669