HC Deb 14 July 1999 vol 335 c215W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the number of manufacturing jobs in the Northern Region in May of each year since 1979. [91006]

Mr. Battle

Information on a consistent basis is available from June 1982 and is shown in the table. Estimates for May are not available as the data are collected quarterly. The estimates refer to the former North standard statistical region, which comprised the counties and former counties of Cleveland, Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and Cumbria.

Year (June) Employee jobs in manufacturing, not seasonally adjusted
1982 300,033
1983 272,535
1984 259,224
1985 260,229
1986 254,788
1987 254,120
1988 259,208
1989 258,890
1990 252,979
1991 239,463
1992 230,377
1993 218,251
1994 225,630
1995 227,592
1996 239,870
1997 236,213
1998 225,270