Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the population of working age in(a) 1979 and (b) 1995 was accounted for by (i) full-time employees of more than six months' duration, (ii) full-time self-employed persons, (iii) full-time employees of less than six months' duration, (iv) full-time 675W temporary employees, (v) those in part-time employment, (vi) the unemployed and (vii) those who are economically inactive. [22579]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 25 March 1996]: Comparable information is available from the labour force survey for 1984 and 1995:
Spring 1984 Spring 1995 All persons of working age in Great Britain 33,172,000 34,445,000 of whom: (per cent)—Total 100 100 Full-time employees who have been with their current employer for 6 months or more 44 43 Full-time employees who have been with their current employer for less than 6 months 4 4 Full-time self-employed 6 7 Full-time temporary employees 1 2 Part-time workers 13 16 ILO unemployed 9 7 Economically Inactive 22 22