§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Stretford of Wednesday 20 April, Official Report, columns 472–73, if he will give for each standard region, from March to March, for each of the last 10 years(a) the
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Employees in Employment thousands March of each year Total employees in employment Change since previous year Annual change as a percentage of the working population for June of each year 1979 South East 7,405 n/a n/a East Anglia 687 n/a n/a South West 1,557 n/a n/a West Midlands 2,232 n/a n/a East Midlands 1,543 n/a n/a Yorkshire and Humberside 1,990 n/a n/a North West 2,666 n/a n/a North 1,234 n/a n/a Wales 1,015 n/a n/a Scotland 2,064 n/a n/a 1980 South East 7,475 70 0.83 East Anglia 695 8 0.98 South West 1,570 13 0.70 West Midlands 2,230 -2 -0.08 East Midlands 1,542 -1 -0.06 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,982 -8 -0.35 North West 2,640 -26 -0.84 North 1,218 -16 -1.10 Wales 1,012 -3 -0.24 Scotland 2,074 10 0.41 1981 South East 7,278 -197 -2.30 East Anglia 678 -17 -2.03 South West 1,520 -50 -2.63 West Midlands 2,069 -161 -6.35 East Midlands 1,473 -69 -3.87 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,871 -111 -4.84 North West 2,496 -144 -4.61 North 1,142 -76 -5.27 Wales 942 -70 -5.69 Scotland 1,998 -76 -3.08 1982 South East 7,121 -157 -1.83 East Anglia 670 -8 -0.96 South West 1,499 -21 -1.09 West Midlands 1,991 -78 -3.08 East Midlands 1,452 -1 -1.18 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,807 -64 -2.82 North West 2,392 -104 -3.40 North 1,101 -41 -2.92 Wales 914 -28 -2.32 Scotland 1,933 -65 -2.65 1983 South East 7,038 -83 -0.97 East Anglia 668 -2 -0.24 South West 1,470 -29 -1.50 West Midlands 1,928 -63 -2.51 East Midlands 1,405 -47 -2.62 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,772 -35 -1.55 North West 2,301 -91 -3.01 total number of employees in employment, and the annual change in employees in employment expressed numerically and as a percentage of the available work force, (b) the number of people in receipt of unemployment benefit, together with the percentage annual change, (c) the average number of hours worked per employee, (c1) the total number of hours worked and (e) the annual change in hours worked, in numerical and percentage terms.
§ Mr. LeeThe available information is as follows:
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March of each year Total employees in employment Change since previous year Annual change as a percentage of the working population for June of each year North 1,061 -40 -2.85 Wales 879 -35 -2.92 Scotland 1,879 -54 -2.21 1984 South East 7,143 105 1.22 East Anglia 688 20 2.31 South West 1,507 37 1.92 West Midlands 1,956 28 1.12 East Midlands 1,430 25 1.40 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,765 -7 -0.31 North West 2,280 -21 -0.70 North 1,056 -5 -0.36 Wales 873 -6 -0.50 Scotland 1,880 1 0.04 1985 South East 7,239 96 1.08 East Anglia 721 33 3.68 South West 1,527 20 1.01 West Midlands 1,984 28 1.11 East Midlands 1,472 42 2.31 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,769 4 0.18 North West 2,277 -3 -0.10 North 1,070 14 1.01 Wales 873 — — Scotland 1,892 12 0.49 1986 South East 7,312 73 0.81 East Anglia 748 27 2.88 South West 1,536 9 0.44 West Midlands 2,011 27 1.06 East Midlands 1,495 23 1.22 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,774 5 0.21 North West 2,260 -17 -0.56 North 1,073 3 0.21 Wales 855 -18 -1.49 Scotland 1,875 -17 -0.69 1987 South East 7,377 65 0.71 East Anglia 780 32 3.33 South West 1,555 19 0.93 West Midlands 2,039 28 1,09 East Midlands 1,505 10 0.52 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,778 4 0.17 North West 2,259 -1 -0.03 North 1,077 4 0.28 Wales 852 -3 -0.25 Scotland 1,862 -13 -0.53 ..—Not available. The working population is the sum of employees in employment, the self-employed, members of HM forces and the unemployed.
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Thousands 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 South East Number of unemployed claimants 275.9 243.0 230.1 442.5 578.3 653.7 698.8 745.4 777.8 716.1 557.1 Percentage change on year -11.9 -5.3 92.3 30.7 13.0 6.9 6.7 4.3 -7.9 -22.2 Greater London Number of unemployed claimants 134.1 120.4 115.4 211.8 281.5 323.3 354.9 381.1 399.2 377.5 315.8 Percentage change on year -10.2 -4.2 83.5 32.9 14.8 9.8 7.4 4.7 -5.4 -16.3 East Anglia Number of unemployed claimants 30.9 28.8 27.2 51.9 62.6 71.6 73.5 76.4 82.4 77.0 57.0 Percentage change on year -6.8 -5.6 90.8 20.6 14.4 2.7 3.9 7.9 -6.6 -26.0 South West Number of unemployed claimants 92.7 81.5 76.9 128.7 152.2 169.6 181.1 194.5 203.0 188.1 149.1 The table shows seasonally adjusted adult unemployment together with the percentage annual change for each of the standard regions for each March from 1979 to 1988.
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1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Percentage change on year -12.0 -5.6 67.4 19.3 11.4 6.8 7.4 4.4 -7.3 -20.7 West Midlands Number of unemployed claimants 107.3 106.9 115.4 242.0 296.4 327.2 327.3 334.3 337.8 316.1 254.8 Percentage change on year -0.5 8.1 109.7 22.5 10.4 0.0 2.1 1.0 -6.4 -19.4 East Midlands Number of unemployed claimants 68.5 65.2 66.1 130.4 150.2 171.8 183.5 193.6 198.0 189.5 156.1 Percentage change on year -4.8 1.4 97.3 15.2 14.4 5.8 5.5 2.3 -4.3 -17.6 Yorkshire and Humberside Number of unemployed claimants 104.7 105.0 109.1 198.8 232.5 260.9 270.9 286.0 302.1 293.5 243.4 Percentage change on year .3 3.9 82.2 17.0 12.2 3.8 5.6 5.6 -2.8 -17.1 North West Number of unemployed claimants 176.2 169.5 183.4 301.2 360.0 401.9 422.8 429.2 435.0 413.0 347.8 Percentage change on year -3.8 8.2 64.2 19.5 11.6 5.2 1.5 1.4 -5.1 -15.8 Northern Number of unemployed claimants 102.0 102.4 108.2 162.9 184.3 202.7 215.6 223.6 231.0 216.2 187.0 Percentage change on year .4 5.7 50.6 13.1 10.0 6.4 3.7 3.3 -6.4 -13.5 Wales Number of unemployed claimants 75.6 74.9 73.5 124.2 143.8 156.4 162.3 170.7 176.4 159.3 135.9 Percentage change on year -.9 -1.9 69.0 15.8 8.8 3.8 5.2 3.3 -9.7 -14.7 Scotland Number of unemployed claimants 159.8 152.9 163.5 239.4 278.3 303.0 317.5 327.2 338.5 343.3 300.1 Percentage change on year -4.3 6.9 46.4 16.2 8.9 4.8 3.1 3.5 1.4 -12.6 Northern Ireland Number of unemployed claimants 54.9 55.2 57.9 86.3 95.1 105.8 112.9 113.5 122.8 125.4 116.4 Percentage change on year .5 4.9 49.1 10.2 11.3 6.7 .5 8.2 2.1 -7.2 The Labour Forece Survey provides information on a
Great Britain Labour Force Survey—Spring each year Employees in employment total usual person hours worked per week Thousands 1983 1984 1985 1986 11987 All persons South East 253,688 258,117 261,797 262,985 263,139 East Anglia 26,762 26,889 27,889 28,927 29,151 South West 58,404 57,973 60,657 60,028 62,092 West Midlands 69,915 70,366 71,319 74,229 72,850 East Midlands 55,562 56,474 56,004 57,755 56,917 Yorkshire and Humberside 66,153 65,964 66,123 65,729 66,061 North West 83,702 82,183 85,521 84,343 86,225 Northern 40,433 39,341 38,569 39,863 40,694 Wales 32,886 32,773 33,722 34,118 34,169 Scotland 72,014 70,600 71,328 69,964 69,448 1 1987 LFS data are provisional.
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1984 1985 1986 1987 Change to year ending: thousands All persons South East 4,429 3,680 1,188 154 East Anglia 128 999 1,038 223 South West -430 2,684 -629 2,064 West Midlands 450 954 2,910 -1,379 East Midlands 911 -469 1,751 -838 Yorkshire and Humberside -189 159 -394 332 North West -1,518 3,338 -1,178 1,882 Northern -1,092 -772 1,295 830 Wales -113 949 396 51 Scotland -1,414 728 -1,364 -516 Change to year ending: per cent. All persons South East 1.7 1.4 0.5 0.1 East Anglia 0.5 3.7 3.7 0.8 South West -0.7 4.6 -1.0 3.4 West Midlands 0.6 1.4 4.1 -1.9 different basis from which can be calculated the person hours usually worked by employees and average total usual hours given in the tables:
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1984 1985 1986 1987 East Midlands 1.6 -0.8 3.1 -1.5 Yorkshire and Humberside -0.3 0.2 -0.6 0.5 North West -1.8 4.1 -1.4 2.2 Northern -2.7 -2.0 3.4 2.1 Wales -0.3 2.9 1.2 0.1 Scotland .2.0 1.0 -1.9 -0.7
Great Britain labour force survey spring of each year Employees—A verage total usual hours 1983 1984 1985 1986 11987 All persons South East 37.87 37.54 37.87 38.20 38.13 East Anglia 37.10 36.73 38.05 38.07 38.23 South West 37.10 36.77 36.65 36.90 36.76 West Midlands 37.28 37.61 37.55 37.69 37.36 East Midlands 37.57 37.24 37.41 37.42 37.90 Yorkshire and Humberside 36.74 36.49 37.07 36.70 36.70 North West 36.74 36.57 37.02 36.87 37.28 Northern 37.06 36.47 36.67 36.64 36.61 Wales 37.14 36.34 37.03 37.20 37.58 Scotland 37.96 38.02 37.92 37.86 37.81 11987 LFS data are provisional.