§ Mr. William PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed(a) full-time and (b) full-time equivalents in Northamptonshire and in each of its seven districts in March 1979 and March 1988.
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§ Mr. NichollsEmployee estimates for counties and smaller areas are available only for dates when censuses of employment are taken and cover only estimates of the numbers of full-time and part-time workers in different industries and services. The available information, taken
Employees in employment1 (thousands) September 1981 September 1984 County and districts2 Full time Part time3 All Full time Part time3 All Northamptonshire 150.3 41.8 192.1 156.4 46.9 203.2 Corby 14.0 3.4 17.5 16.0 3.6 19.5 Daventry 13.3 3.2 16.5 14.3 3.5 17.7 East Northamptonshire 15.5 4.0 19.4 15.0 3.5 18.5 Kettering 19.1 5.8 25.0 20.1 10.2 30.3 Northampton 61.7 17.9 79.4 62.7 19.0 81.7 South Northamptonshire 9.4 3.1 12.5 9.7 2.8 12.5 Wellingborough 17.1 4.6 21.7 18.6 4.3 22.9 1 The figures exclude the self-employed and members of HM Forces. 2 The areas are defined in terms of ward boundaries as at 1981. 3 Part-timers are defined as those working not more than 30 hours a week.