HC Deb 25 May 1989 vol 153 cc665-7W
Mr. McLeish

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of people with a second job in each of the standard regions and Wales for each of the years 1983, inclusive.

Mr. Lee

[holding answer 19 May 1989]: Estimates from labour force surveys are as shown in the following table:

Persons in employment with a second job, by region
Spring estimates (Thousands)
1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Northern region 31 31 34 33 40 45
Yorkshire and Humberside region 48 51 73 79 72 87
East Midlands region 42 52 56 67 70 67
East Anglia region 23 29 33 33 38 47
South East region 185 270 284 284 286 344
(of which Greater London) 59 94 89 97 93 105
South West region 58 70 85 89 87 88
West Midlands region 42 55 66 68 73 92
North West region 53 74 79 88 83 95
Wales 19 21 22 28 33 40
1 Preliminary results (1988 only).

Source: Labour Force Survey.