HC Deb 20 February 1990 vol 167 cc733-4W
Mr. Dunnachie

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many full-time jobs have been created in Scotland for(a) males and (b) females aged 16 years to 25 years in each year from 1980;

(2) how many part-time jobs have been created in Scotland for (a) males and (b) females aged 16 years to 25 years in each year from 1980.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 12 February 1990]: There is no information available in the form requested on the number of jobs which have been created in Scotland. The table shows the estimated total number of employees in employment in Scotland in each year since 1980, separately for all men and for women working full-time and part-time.

Employees in employment in Scotland
Thousands
September Males Females
Full-time Part-time
1980 1,178.5 558.9 331.5
1981 1,113.3 534.2 337.8
1982 1,083.5 508.1 340.4

September Males Females
Full-time Part-time
1983 10,58.2 503.6 336.8
1984 1,052.8 505.1 346.0
1985 1,043.6 506.9 356.8
1986 1,018.4 503.8 353.7
1987 1,009.6 508.8 362.3
1988 1,026.6 534.0 361.8
1989 1,031.1 547.3 350.7

Source: Department of Employment.

Note: Information on the number of men working part-time is available only from the censuses of employment in 1981, 1984 and 1987. The numbers were 59,600 men working part-time in 1981, 60,800 in 1984 and 70,200 in 1987.

Mr. Dunnachie

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many part-time jobs have been created in Glasgow for males and females aged 16 years to 25 years in each year from 1980.

Mr. Lang

[holding answer 12 February 1990]: Information on the number of jobs created is not available in the form requested. The table gives the number of employees in employment of all ages in Glasgow district in 1981, 1984 and 1987 as estimated by the census of employment in each of these years. Separate estimates are provided for men and women and for those working full-time and part-time. The census of employment does not gather information on the ages of employees.

Employees in employment in Glasgow district
Thousands
September
1981 1984 1987
Male full-time employees 196.3 177.2 171.2
Male part-time employees 8.9 8.7 10.0
Female full-time employees 110.8 101.5 104.8
Female part-time employees 61.9 60.0 62.6