§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment to which month the published results of the labour force survey apply in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. LeePublished estimates from labour force surveys are based on interviews conducted in the spring of each labour force survey year. In 1979, 1981 and 1983, the interviews took place between April and June. From 1984 onwards the labour force survey has been carried out annually and the interview period has been between March and May.
Male civilian work force in employment Thousand June 1979 September 1988 All of which self employed All of which self employed South East 4,839 544 5,039 815 Greater London (included in South East) n.a. n.a. 1,996 312 East Anglia 481 64 609 100 South West 1,032 111 1,135 221 West Midlands 1,462 124 1,416 180 East Midlands 1,013 99 1,062 154 Yorkshire and Humberside 1,302 107 1,223 176 North West 1,700 161 1,460 215 North 802 61 732 84 Wales 716 98 616 109 Scotland 1,333 128 1,218 170 Northern Ireland 359 56 320 53 Figures for Her Majesty's forces are not available below national level. Comparisons of data for June 1979 and September 1988 are affected by seasonal variations. The civilian work force in employment is the sum of employees in employment, the self-employed, and participants in work-related Government training programmes.