§ Mr. FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in work have been with their present employer for(a) three, (b) four, (c) five and (d) six or more years. [112153]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Frank Field, dated 2 March 2000:
The Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been asked to reply to your parliamentary question about the length of time people have been with their present employer. I am replying in Dr Holt's absence.346WThe Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the ONS's major source of labour market data on individuals. Estimates from the LFS of the number of employees who had worked for their current employer for three, four, five or six or more years are given in the table below. The figures are for the United Kingdom and for the autumn (September to November) 1999 quarter, and are not seasonally adjusted.
Length of time employees had worked for their current employer UK, autumn 1999, not seasonally adjusted Thousand Less than 3 years 10,066 3 years, but less than 4 1,616 4 years, but less than 5 1,283 5 years, but less than 6 1,117 6 or more years 10,002 All employees1 24,144 1 Includes some employees who did not state how long they had worked for their current employer Source:
ONS, Labour Force Survey