Labour Statistics (Hansard, 8 June 1988)

§ Mr. Tony Lloyd
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in theOfficial Report the number of employees in employment for each year since 1965, broken down into all manufacturing and non-manufacturing groups, for the north-west region and for England, together with the year-on-year percentage changes in employment patterns.

§ Mr. Lee
The Department's statistics are arranged according to the standard industrial classification 1980 and a consistent series is only available from June 1971. Figures prior to that date are classified according to the standard industrial classification 1968. The available information is as follows. The figures have not been adjusted for the effects of seasonal variations.
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Manufacturing industries Percentage change since previous year Non manufacturing industries Percentage change since previous year

1966 7,365 0.1 12,274 1.3

1967 7,142 -3.0 12,131 -1.2

1968 7,058 -1.2 12,071 -0.5

1969 7146 1.2 11,952 -1.0

1970 7,124 -0.3 11,844 -0.9

1971 6,890 n/a 11,793 n/a

1972 6,653 -3.4 12,035 2.1

1973 6,680 0.4 12,452 3.5

1974 6,703 0.3 12,517 0.5

1975 6,389 -4.7 12,749 1.9

1976 6,200 -3.0 12,781 0.3

1977 6,241 0.7 12,816 0.3

1978 6,215 -0.4 12,975 1.2

1979 6,188 -0.4 13,315 2.6

1980 5,947 -3.9 13,424 0.8

1981 5,349 -10.1 13,096 -2.4

1982 5,048 -5.6 13,011 -0.6

1983 4,761 -5.7 13,024 0.1

1984 4,656 -2.2 13,299 2.1

1985 4,619 -0.8 13,606 2.3

1986 4,520 -2.1 13,821 1.6

1987 4,443 -1.7 14,126 2.2

1987¹ 4452 — 14,355 —

n/a—Not available.

¹ December—The latest date for which figures are available.

§ Mr. Matthew Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the percentage of(a) female and (b) male unemployment in 1985, 1986 and 1987 in each of the English regions.

Unemployed adult claimants: seasonally adjusted

Annual Average Rates: percentage of working population

1985 1986 1987

Region Male Female Male Female Male Female

per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent.

South East 9.5 6.5 9.7 6.6 8.5 5.5

Greater London 10.5 6.9 10.9 7.1 9.9 6.1

East Anglia 8.9 7.3 9.0 7.6 7.8 6.1

South West 10.6 8.3 10.7 8.6 9.4 7.3

West Midlands 15.1 10.0 14.9 10.0 13.3 8.8

East Midlands 11.6 8.3 11.6 8.3 10.8 7.3

Yorkshire and Humberside 14.6 9.2 15.1 9.5 14.1 8.4

North West 17.1 10.1 17.4 10.2 16.2 9.1

North 18.8 11.2 18.8 10.9 17.8 9.6

	Manufacturing industries	Percentage change since previous year	Non manufacturing industries	Percentage change since previous year
1966	7,365	0.1	12,274	1.3
1967	7,142	-3.0	12,131	-1.2
1968	7,058	-1.2	12,071	-0.5
1969	7146	1.2	11,952	-1.0
1970	7,124	-0.3	11,844	-0.9
1971	6,890	n/a	11,793	n/a
1972	6,653	-3.4	12,035	2.1
1973	6,680	0.4	12,452	3.5
1974	6,703	0.3	12,517	0.5
1975	6,389	-4.7	12,749	1.9
1976	6,200	-3.0	12,781	0.3
1977	6,241	0.7	12,816	0.3
1978	6,215	-0.4	12,975	1.2
1979	6,188	-0.4	13,315	2.6
1980	5,947	-3.9	13,424	0.8
1981	5,349	-10.1	13,096	-2.4
1982	5,048	-5.6	13,011	-0.6
1983	4,761	-5.7	13,024	0.1
1984	4,656	-2.2	13,299	2.1
1985	4,619	-0.8	13,606	2.3
1986	4,520	-2.1	13,821	1.6
1987	4,443	-1.7	14,126	2.2
1987¹	4452	—	14,355	—
n/a—Not available.
¹ December—The latest date for which figures are available.

Unemployed adult claimants: seasonally adjusted
Annual Average Rates: percentage of working population
	1985	1986	1987
Region	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
	per cent.	per cent.	per cent.	per cent.	per cent.	per cent.
South East	9.5	6.5	9.7	6.6	8.5	5.5
Greater London	10.5	6.9	10.9	7.1	9.9	6.1
East Anglia	8.9	7.3	9.0	7.6	7.8	6.1
South West	10.6	8.3	10.7	8.6	9.4	7.3
West Midlands	15.1	10.0	14.9	10.0	13.3	8.8
East Midlands	11.6	8.3	11.6	8.3	10.8	7.3
Yorkshire and Humberside	14.6	9.2	15.1	9.5	14.1	8.4
North West	17.1	10.1	17.4	10.2	16.2	9.1
North	18.8	11.2	18.8	10.9	17.8	9.6