§ Mr. HainTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the figures for the average tenure per job in(a) manufacturing, (b) services and (c) general for (i) 1966, (ii) 1970, (iii) 1980, (iv) 1990 and (v) the latest year available. [2815]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Peter Hain, dated 12 November 1996:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on the average tenure per job in manufacturing, services and all industries and services.Information showing the length of time continuously employed is available from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) from 1984. However, of the periods requested, it is only possible to provide accurate averages at Spring 1996. The information is provided in the following tables.
Length of time continuously employed in Great Britain1: Spring 1984 All2 Manufacturing Services At least lower but less than upper band (thousands): Total3 23,131 5,767 14,231 3 months or less 1,042 251 655 3 to 6 months 818 193 546 6 to 12 months 1,764 392 1,198 1 to 2 years 1,869 437 1,240 2 to 5 years 4,341 1,062 2,839 5 to 10 years 4,528 1,290 2,752 10 to 20 years 3,988 1,185 2,353 20 years or more 2,071 703 1,036 1Based on employees and self-employed.2 Includes those who did not state their industry. 3Includes those who did not state the length of time they were employed. 176W
Length of time continuously employed in Great Britain1: Spring 1990 All1 Manufacturing Services At least lower but less than upper band (thousands): Total3 25,871 5,814 16,889 3 months or less 1,526 301 1,060 3 to 6 months 1,258 243 891 6 to 12 months 2,527 519 1,751 1 to 2 years 3,060 671 2,073 2 to 5 years 5,628 1,219 3,778 5 to 10 years 4,155 931 2,711 10 to 20 years 4,980 1,184 3,140 20 years or more 2,693 740 1,454 1Based on employees and self-employed.2 Includes those who did not state their industry. 3Includes those who did not state the length of time they were employed.
Length of time continuously employed in Great Britain1: Spring 1996 All1 Manufacturing Services Average (months) 99 110 91 At least lower but less than upper band (thousands): Total3 25,225 4.912 17,814 3 months or less 1,227 217 899 3 to 6 months 1,165 214 870 6 to 12 months 2,184 365 1,666 1 to 2 years 2,838 523 2,103 2 to 5 years 4,603 807 3,430 5 to 10 years 5,167 1,025 3.671 10 to 20 years 5,054 1,059 3,391 20 years or more 2,941 695 1,755 1Based on employees and self-employed. 2Includes those who did not state their industry. 3Includes those who did not state the length of time they were employed.
§ Mr. HainTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list the figures for the change in the level of(a) employment, (b) male unemployment and (c) female unemployment since (i) November 1990 and (ii) December 1992; [2826]
(2) if he will give figures for the change in the level of part-time (a) male, (b) female and (c) total employment and part-time employment since (i) autumn 1990 and (ii) winter 1992–93; [2821]
(3) if he will give figures for the change in the level of full-time (a) total, (b) male and (c) female employment and full-time employment since (i) November 1990 and (ii) December 1992. [2822]
§ Mrs. KnightThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Peter Hain, dated 12 November:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply to the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent questions for the changes in the levels of employment and unemployment.Information showing the levels of employment and unemployment, broken down by full and part-time, is available from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Information on employment is published in Table 2 of both the LFS Historical Supplement 1984–1996 and the October 1996 LFS First Release. Information on unemployment is published in Table 20 of the historical supplement and Table 9 of the First Release. Information on the number of people who are looking for work as either full or part-time employees is published in Table 28 of both the historical supplement and the LFS Quarterly Bulletin, which is next published on 18th December. Copies of these publications are available in the House of Commons Library.The claimant unemployment count does not distinguish between full-and part-time unemployment. Monthly seasonally adjusted counts of unemployment are available from the NOMIS database which can be accessed through the House of Commons Library.