HC Deb 09 December 1987 vol 124 c165W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his reply of 26 November,Official Report, column 293, how many of the jobs created between 1983 and 1986 were (a) in manufacturing industry and (b) in the services sector.

Mr. Major

[holding answer 7 December 1987]: For Great Britain, the figures of net changes in employment are as follows:

Grew Britain employment (including self-employed): thousands, seasonally adjusted (changes on a year earlier in brackets)
Manufacturing Services Total (Manufacturing, services and other)
June 1983 5,580 14,485 22,716
June 1984 5,496 15,007 23,166
(-84) (+552) (+450)
June 1985 5,478 15,445 23,553
(-18) (+438) (+387)
June 1986 5,360 15,748 23,666
(-118) (+303) (+113)
Change between
June 1983 and
June 1986 -220 +1,263 +950