HC Deb 24 June 1986 vol 100 cc110-1W
73. Mr. Greg Knight

asked the Paymaster General how many jobs have been created in the United Kingdom since June 1983; and what information he has on comparable figures in other EEC countries.

Mr. Lang

Between June 1983 and December 1985, it is estimated that total employment in the United Kingdom increased by 952,000. Figures for most other European Community countries are not so up-to-date. The available comparisons are given in the following table.

Changes in Total Employment in EC countries
*1983 to 1984 †1983 (2nd Quarter) to 1984 (4th Quarter)
Thousand Per cent. Thousand Per cent.
United Kingdom +463 +20 +952 +4.0
Germany (FR) +15 +0.1 ‡+242 ‡+1.0
France -218 -1.0 N/A N/A
Italy +94 +0.4 +229 +1.1
Netherlands +3 +0.1 N/A N/A
Belgium +11 +0.3 N/A N/A
Luxembourg +1 +0.4 N/A N/A
Ireland -15 -1.3 N/A N/A
Denmark +58 +2.2 N/A N/A
Greece -8 -0.2 N/A N/A
EC 10 +404 +0.4 N/A N/A
Spain -465 -4.1 ||-464 ||-4.1
Portugal -64 -1.5 N/A N/A
EC 12 -125 -0.1 N/A N/A
* Annual average, mid-or end-year figures.
† Seasonally adjusted unless stated.
‡ Latest data relate to 1985 (3rd Quarter).
|| Not seasonally adjusted.

N/A Not available.

Source: Eurostat 'Employment and Unemployment' Bulletin, supplemented by OECD 'Quarterly Labour Force Statistics' for Germany, Italy and Spain and HMSO 'Employment Gazette' for the United Kingdom.