§ Mr. Tony WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many men in March were calculated to be in part-time work and included in the work force in employment in Scotland figures;
(2) what were the numbers in full-time work in Scotland, male and female, included in the work force in employment figures for every March since 1983.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe table gives the available information on the number of men and women employees in employment in Scotland at March of each year since 1983. There are no estimates available of the number of self-employed in Scotland who work part-time.
(Thousands) Men1 Women Full-time Women Part-time At March 1983 1,054.9 495.2 329.1 1984 1,040.2 499.2 340.5 1985 1,038.7 502.1 349.1 1986 1,018.8 497.4 351.4 1987 996.1 495.4 358.3 1988 1,012.8 514.1 369.7 1989 1,015.7 535.2 395.8 1990 1,026.7 534.4 395.1 1991 1,020.9 523.3 411.9 Source: Employment Department quarterly estimates of employees in employment.
1 Separate figures for male employees in employment working full-time and part-time are available only from the Census of Employment. Available figures are:
(Thousands) September 1984 September 1987 September 1989 Male full-time 992.0 939.4 957.9 Male part-time 60.7 70.2 76.1 Source: Censuses of Employment.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the calculation of the number of people who had two jobs as employees included in the work force in employment in Scotland figures in March.
§ Mr. Allan StewartPrecise information on the number of people who had two jobs as employees, included in the civilian work force in employment estimates is not available.
It is estimated from the labour force survey in spring 1990 that 50,000 people in Scotland held a second job as an employee at that time. This is the latest date for which an estimate is available.