§ Lord Marlesfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish, for the industries specified (a) the total employee job figures for 1948 and (b) an index based on 1948 = 100, showing the changes that have occurred in these industries from 1948 to 1998 in 10-year steps: coal mining; ports and docks; railways; steel production; shipbuilding; agriculture; motor vehicle manufacture. [HL1602]
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics who has been asked to reply.
Letter to Lord Laird front the Director of the Office for National Statistics, Dr T Holt, dated 27 March 2000
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the changes in employment by industry in the United Kingdom since 1948.
The figures for 1948 to 1968 are based on information from British Labour Statistics Historical Abstract 1886–1968. For the years 1978 to 1998, figures are based on employment surveys in the nearest available year.
You should be aware that the figures given in the reply are based on industry classifications that have changed several times since 1948 and therefore some estimates may not be strictly comparable over time.