§ Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current rate of employment in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) the rest of the European Economic Community and (c) the countries covered by the European Free Trade Association.
§ Mr. NichollsThe latest available information is shown in the table:
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Employment in the European Community and the European Free Trade Association Thousands a. Civilian employment b. Civilian workforce Labour force3 Employment rate (a/b) per cent. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 1987 United Kingdom 24,747 27,739 89 Belgium 3,660 4,126 89 Denmark 2,609 2,765 94 France 20,988 23,519 89 Germany 25,456 27,864 91 Greece1 3,598 3,884 93 Ireland 1,074 1,306 82 Italy 20,584 23,416 88 Luxembourg2 164 167 99 Netherlands 5,251 5,830 90 Portugal 4,226 4,452 95 Spain 11,383 14,332 79 EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION 1987 Austria1 3,300 3,430 96 Finland 2,413 2,544 95 Iceland 129 129 100 Norway 2,090 2,135 98
a. Civilian employment b. Civilian workforce Labour force3 Employment rate (a/b) per cent. Sweden1 4,337 4,421 98 Switzerland1 3,273 3,297 99 1 Figures are total employment and total labour force as no civilian employment and civilian labour force figures are available. 2 Figures shown are for 1986 which are the latest available. 3 Figures are civilian labour force except for United Kingdom which are civilian workforce. SourceLabour Force Statistics 1967–1987 (OECD) except United Kingdom (ED)