Labour Statistics

HC Deb 29 November 1995 vol 267 cc693-4W

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the unemployment rates by sex, age and ethnic origin for each year from 1989 using the latest labour force survey. [2848]

Mrs. Angela Knight

Comparable information on International Labour Organisation unemployment by sex, age and ethnic origin is available from the labour force survey (LFS), quarterly from spring 1992 onwards. It can be obtained via the Quantime LFS service available in the Library. Information for the average of the three years 1989–91 is available from the February 1993 issue of the Employment Gazette, which is also available from the Library.

Mr. Hughes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list employment by broad occupation, by ethnic origin and by sex for each year from 1991. [2850]

Mrs. Knight

Comparable information on employment, by occupation, ethnic origin and sex is available from the labour force survey quarterly from spring 1992 onwards. It can be obtained via the Quantime LFS service available in the Library.

Mr. Hughes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the proportions of(a) men and (b) women by ethnic origin who are working as (i) full-time employees, (ii) part-time employees and (iii) self-employed. [2847]

Mrs. Knight

Estimates from the labour force survey are shown in the table.

Men and women, by ethnic origin in employment Great Britain, spring 1995
	Proportion (percentage) of those who are in employment who are:
	Full-time employees	Part-time employees	Self-employed
Men
White	75	6	18
All ethnic minority groups	71	9	18
Black	73	10	13
Indian	74	7	18
Pakistani/Bangladeshi	61	10	25
Mixed/other origins	70	11	17
Women
White	51	40	7
All ethnic minority groups	63	30	5
Black	69	26	n/a
Indian	60	32	7
Pakistani/Bangladeshi	61	29	n/a
Mixed/other origins	61	31	n/a
n/a—not available, based on estimate below 10,000.

Mr. Hughes

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list employment by industry for each year from 1991 of(a) men and (b) women broken down into (i) whites and (ii) ethnic minorities. [2849]

Mrs. Knight

Comparable information on employment, by industry, ethnic origin and sex is available from the labour force survey, quarterly from spring 1992 onwards. It can be obtained via the Quantime LFS service available in the Library.