HC Deb 19 October 1993 vol 230 c209W
22. Mr. Etherington

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many casual workers he estimates there are in each of the standard regions of the United Kingdom.

Miss Widdecombe

The Labour Force Survey provides quarterly estimates of the numbers of employees in casual employment. The latest available figures are shown in the following table:

Number of employees in casual jobs Spring 1993 (not seasonally adjusted)
Thousands
Standard Regions Casual employment
South East 95
Greater London 29
Rest of South East 67
East Anglia 12
South West 21
West Midlands 28
East Midlands 20
Yorks and Humberside 27
North West 23
North 14
Wales 15
Scotland 19
Northern Ireland 1
United Kingdom 279
Source: Labour Force Survey.
1 Estimates below 10,000 not shown.

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