§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on the variations in the rate of increase of the number of jobs created in the services in the regions of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. NichollsThe following table shows the net increases and the percentage increases in the number of employees in employment in service industries between March 1987 and March 1988 in each region and in the United Kingdom.
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Employees in employment Service industries1 Change March 1987-March 1988 (thousands) Change March 1987-March 1988 (per cent.) South East +183 +3.00 East Anglia +33 +7.00 South West +19 +2.00 West Midlands +43 +4.00 East Midlands +27 +3.00
Change March 1987-March 1988 (thousands) Change March 1987-March 1988 (per cent.) Yorkshire and Humberside +40 +4.00 North West +20 +1.00 North +20 +3.00 Wales +11 +2.00 Scotland +17 +1.00 Northern Ireland +4 +1.00 United Kingdom +418 +3.00 1 Divisions 6 to 9 of Standard Industrial Classification 1980.