§ Mr. BellTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many full and part-time jobs have been created between 1988 and 1994;
(2) how many full-time jobs have been lost to the united Kingdom economy since 1988;
272W(3) what was the number of employed persons in 1988 and the number employed in 1994; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. OppenheimInformation is available only for the net change in jobs. Also, estimates of full and part-time jobs in 1988 are available only for Great Britain. In September 1988 the work force in employment in Great Britain stood at 25,760,000 compared to 24,755,000 in September 1994—a net decrease of 1,005,000, or 3.9 per cent. Full-time jobs fell by 1,776,000, or 9.1 per cent., over this period, while part-time jobs rose by 771,000, or 12.6 per cent.
A more meaningful comparison can be made by comparing similar points in the economic cycle. Between 1979 and 1990—peak to peak of the cycle—the work force in employment grew by 1.5 million. Over this period, the United Kingdom was also the only major EU country which increased the proportion of its population of working age in employment.