§ Mr. Jannerasked the Paymaster General how many people were registered unemployed in Leicester in June 1979; and how many are currently registered unemployed.
§ Mr. LeeThe following information is in the Library. On 14 June 1979, there were 10,854 unemployed registrants in the Leicester jobcentre area. Comparable figures for February 1987 are not available because of changes in the way figures are collected and compiled. However, on 12 February 1987, the number of unemployed claimants in the Leicester local authority district was 18,655.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Paymaster General whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for June 1979 and the latest available date, the number of male and female full-time and part-time workers on adult rates and the estimated average earnings in each case, and the number of full-time and part-time workers who were temporarily employed in each case; and 171W if he will also provide what estimate he is able to make of similar data for the self-employed and for workers on non adult rates.
Great Britain Numbers1employed millions Numbers1 in temporary employment millions Numbers2 on adult3 rates millions Gross Average2 earnings of those on adult rates £ per week Numbers2 not on adult4 rates millions Gross Average2 earnings of those not on adult rates £ per week 1979 Males Full-time employees 13.2 — 11.9 101.4 1.2 55.2 Part-time employees 33.4 — Self-employed 1.5 — — — — — Full-time 1.4 — — — — — Part-time 0.1 — — — — — Females Full-time employees 5.6 — 5.2 63.0 0.3 36.6 Part-time employees 3.9 — 3.7 27.5 ¨ — Self-employed 0.3 — — — — — Full-time 0.2 — — — — — Part-time 0.1 — — — — — — Data either not available or no reliable estimate possible. ¨ Figures not significant at the level indicated. 1 Relates to June 1979. 2 Relates to April 1979. 3 Males aged 21 and over. Females aged 18 and over. 4 Males aged under 21. Females aged under 18.
Great Britain Numbers1employed millions Numbers1 in temporary employment millions Numbers2 on adult rates millions Gross Average2 earnings of those on adult rates £ per week Numbers2 not on adult4 rates millions Gross Average2 earnings of those not on adult rates £ per week 1986 Males Full-time employees 10.8 0.2 10.4 207.5 0.4 87.4 Part-time employees 0.9 0.2 0.8 60.9 .. — Self-employed 1.9 0.1 — — — — Full-time 1.8 0.1 — — — — Part-time 0.2 ¨ — — — — Females Full-time employees 5.3 0.2 5.1 137.2 0.2 78.0 Part-time employees 4.1 0.5 4.0 53.5 0.1 27.0 Self-employed 0.6 0.1 — — — — Full-time 0.3 .. — — — — Part-time 0.3 0.1 — — — — — Data either not available or no reliable estimate possible .. Figures not significant at the level indicated 1 Relates to June 1986 2 Relates to April 1986
§ Ms. Clare Shortasked the Paymaster General, on the basis of information obtained from the labour force survey, how many people who were (a) self-employed and (b) employees had been continuously in that employment for (1) less than three months, (2) three months but less than six months, (3) six months but less than one year, (4) one year but less than two years, (5) two years but less than five years, (6) five years but less than 10 years, (7) 10 years but less than 20 years and (8) 20 years or more.
§ Mr. LeeEstimates from the preliminary labour force survey results for the spring of 1986 of the length of time
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§ Mr.LeeSuch estimates as are possible are as follows:
persons were either continuously self-employed or in employment as an employee with the same employer, in Great Britain, are as shown in the table.
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Self-employed and Employees—length of time in continuous employment Great Britain thousands Period Self-employed Employees Less than 3 months 122 1,087 3 months but less than 6 months 91 889
Period Self-employed Employees 6 months but less than 1 year 186 1,772 1 year but less than 2 years 275 2,183 2 years but less than 5 years 561 4,107 5 years but less than 10 years 481 4,341 10 years but less than 20 years 551 4,288 20 years or more 450 2,009 All 12,723 120,705 1 Includes those who did not state length of time in continuous employment
§ Ms. Clare Shortasked the Paymaster General what information he has from the general household survey about the economic status of self-employed persons 12 months before they were interviewed; and if he will show separately the proportions that were (a) unemployed, (b) employees, (c) on YOP/YTS and (d) economically inactive.
§ Mr. LeeThe information is not available in the exact form requested.
The latest available information from the general household survey is for 1984 when 8 per cent. of the self-employed persons in the sample said that 12 months earlier they had been an employee, and 6 per cent. said they had not been working or had been on YOP/YTS; the remaining 86 per cent. said they had been self-employed.