HC Deb 17 July 1990 vol 176 c528W
Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make a statement on trends in employment since 1981.

Mr. Nicholls

In December 1989, the latest date for which information is available, the work force in employment in the United Kingdom was 27,082,000, the highest level ever. This represents an increase of 2,759,000, or 11 per cent., since June 1981.