§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the population was employed in the(a) manufacturing sector and (b) service sector for each of the last five years. [10086]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
636WLetter from Len Cook to Mr. Lindsay Hoyle, dated 30 October 2001:
637WAs National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the proportion of the population employed in (a) the manufacturing sector and (b) the service sector for each of the last five years (10086).The table below shows the number of workforce jobs in the manufacturing and service sectors in June for each year from 1997 to 2001.
UK workforce jobs by industry Manufacturing Section D of SIC (92) Services Sections G-Q of SIC(92) Other industries1 As at June (seasonally adjusted) Number (000s) Percentage of Workforce Number (000s) Percentage of Workforce Number (000s) Percentage of Workforce 997 4,495 15.9 21,123 74.9 2,576 9.1 1998 4,525 15.8 21,433 75.0 2,605 9.1 1999 4,347 15.1 21,972 76.1 2,551 8.8 2000 4,218 14.5 22,267 76.6 2,579 8.9 2001 4,079 14.0 22,558 77.2 2,592 8.9 1 'Other industries' include agriculture, fishing, mining and quarrying, utilities and construction (sections A, B, C, E and F8.9 of SIC(92)). These estimates are based on the results of regular sample surveys of employers which count the number of employee jobs. Data on self-employment are obtained from the Labour Force Survey. An individual with two jobs would count twice in these figures: in order to avoid double-counting, the percentages are related to total workforce jobs rather than the UK population.