§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in theOfficial Report the number, and percentage of (i) men and (ii) women aged (a) 50 to 54, (b) 55 to 59 and (c) 60 to 64 for men only who are in (1) employment, (2) part-time employment and (3) full-time employment.
§ Mr. LeeThe information requested, based on preliminary results from the spring 1988 labour force survey, is given in the following table.
Persons in employment by whether working full or part time by sex and selected age groups Spring 1988 Great Britain, Thousands and per cent. Full or part lime status1 Sex Age All in employment2 Part time Full lime Men Numbers 50 to 54 1,220 26 1,194 55 to 59 1,033 38 994 60 to 64 671 65 605 Percentages of all in age group 50 to 54 83.1 1.8 81.2 55 to 59 72.7 2.7 70.0 60 to 64 49.3 4.8 44.4 Women Numbers 50 to 54 924 482 441 55 to 59 729 370 359 Percentages of all in age group 50 to 54 62.4 32.6 29.8 55 to 59 49.5 25.1 24.3 324W
Great Britain Numbers1 Numbers2 Numbers3 Gross Average3 Numbers3 Gross Average3 employed in temporary employment on adult rates earnings of those on adult rates not on adult rates earnings of those not on adult rates millions millions millions £ per week millions £ per week 1988 Males Full-time employees 11.0 0.3 10.7 245.8 0.3 98.2 Part-time employees 0.9 0.2 0.9 69.8 .. — Source: 1988 Labour Force Survey Preliminary results.
1 Full or part time employment is based on self-assessment by the respondent.
2 Includes those who did not state whether they worked full or part time.
§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what are the latest figures for the unemployment rate for each of the social classes I to V; and what the corresponding rates were in 1979;
(2) what is the percentage of each social class I to V who are unemployed; and by how much each of these percentages has changed since 1979.
§ Mr. LeePreliminary estimates from the 1988 labour force survey (LFS), as requested, are shown in the following table:
Unemployment by social class—Great Britain Spring 1988, per cent. Social class1 Unemployment rate2 Percentage of each social class unemployed3 per cent. per cent. I 1.7 1.6 II 2.7 2.5 III 5.3 4.8 IV 7.9 7.0 V 10.5 9.1 1 Based on previous occupation of those unemployed or inactive and current occupation of those in employment. 2 Unemployed (ILO/OECD definition) as a percentage of economically active (i.e. unemployed plus employed). 3 Unemployed (ILO/OECD definition) as a percentage of all persons 16 or over. Note: Persons not in employment were not asked about their previous occupation if they left their last job three or more years prior to interview. These persons plus those who have never had a job are excluded from the above table.
Data on unemployment by social class was not collected in the 1979 LFS on a basis comparable with the given estimates.
§ Mr. NellistTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will update tables published in theOfficial Report on 25 March 1987, columns 171–72, 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 if he will provide what estimate he is able to make of similar data for the self-employed and for workers on non-adult rates.
§ Mr. LeeSuch estimates as are possible for 1988, the latest available date, are provided in the table.
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Numbers1 Numbers2 Numbers3 Gross Average3 Numbers3 Gross Average3 employed in temporary employment on adult rates earnings of those on adult rates not on adult rates earnings of those not on adult rates millions millions millions £ per week millions £ per week Self-employed 2.2 0.2 — — — — Full-time 2.0 0.1 — — — — Part-time 0.2 .. — — — — Females Full-time employees 5.8 0.2 5.5 164.2 0.2 86.7 Part-time employees 4.3 0.5 4.2 62.0 0.1 26.4 Self-employed 0.7 0.1 — — — — Full-time 0.4 .. — — — — Part-time 0.4 0.1 — — — — 1 Relates to June 1988. 2 Preliminary 1988 estimates. 3 Relates to April 1988. —Data either not available or no reliable estimate possible. .. Figures not significant at the level indicated.