§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what numbers of jobs there have been in(a) footwear and (b) textile industries for each year since 1979; and how many have been lost in each industry in 1989, by month.
Employees in the footwear and textile industries (SIC 80) Great Britain (thousands) Footwear SIC group 451 1989 monthly change Textiles SIC class 43 1989 monthly change June 1979 68.8 — 371.4 — June 1980 65.3 — 324.8 — June 1981 58.8 — 273.0 — June 1982 53.5 — 256.2 — June 1983 51.4 — 238.8 — June 1984 52.8 — 233.5 — June 1985 51.1 — 234.5 — June 1986 51.9 — 238.2 — June 1987 50.8 — 229.0 — June 1988 49.5 — 231.0 — December 1988 48.9 — 225.9 — January 1989 48.7 -0.2 223.3 -2.6 February 1989 48.2 -0.5 219.5 -3.8 March 1989 47.7 -0.5 218.6 -0.9 April 1989 47-2 -0.5 217.6 -1.0 May 1989 46.8 -0.4 216.5 -1.0 June 1989 46.6 -0.2 217.8 1.3 July 1989 46.4 -0.2 215.5 -2.3 August 1989 45.7 -0.7 215.7 0.2 September 1989 45.3 -0.4 218.1 2.5 October 1989 45.2 -0.1 217.0 -1.1