HC Deb 14 February 2002 vol 380 cc582-3W
Mr. Woodward

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what percentage of the work force in(a) St. Helens, South, (b) the St. Helens MBC area, (c) Merseyside, (d) Manchester, (e) the north-west RDA area, (f) the other RDA regions and (g) England, are civilian scientists and engineers; [35413]

(2) what percentage of the work force were office workers in (a) St. Helens, South, (b) the St. Helens MBC area, (c) Merseyside, (d) Manchester, (e) the north-west RDA region, (f) the other RDA regions and (g) England, in each of the last five years; [35414]

(3) what percentage of the work force were employed in (a) managerial, (b) professional and (c) technical positions in (i) St. Helens, South, (ii) the St. Helens MBC area, (iii) Merseyside, (iv) Manchester, (v) the north-west RDA region, (vi) the other RDA regions and (vii) England, in each of the last five years. [35415]

Percentages of total employment by occupation group in main job1,2, autumn (September to November) 2001, not seasonally adjusted
Government office regions and St. Helens metropolitan borough council All in employment3(thousand)(=100%) Managers and senior officials Professional occupations: of which 211 and 212 science and engineering professionals Associate, professional and technical Administrative and secretarial
United Kingdom 28,288 14.1 11.5 1.9 13.7 13.2
England 23,923 14.4 11.5 1.9 14.0 13.3
North West: 3.103 12.5 10.8 1.8 13.1 13.7
Greater Manchester 1,198 11.6 10.0 1.2 13.1 14.4
Merseyside 563 12.2 12.0 1.8 14.5 14.6
St. Helens MBC 84 4— 14.4 4— 4— 12.4
Rest of North West 1,342 13.5 11.1 2.4 12.5 12.7
North East 1,101 9.8 10.4 2.1 12.6 13.9
Yorkshire and Humberside 2,338 12.5 9.8 1.8 11.8 11.7
East Midlands 2,058 12.4 9.6 1.8 11.8 12.4
West Midlands 2,511 13.9 10.4 1.8 11.4 12.9
Eastern 2,748 15.0 11.2 2.4 14.2 13.8
London 3,471 17.5 14.9 1.2 19.2 15.2
South East 4,147 16.6 12.6 2.2 14.5 13.3
South West 2,446 14.1 11.0 2.0 14.2 12.2
Wales 1,263 11.9 11.2 2.0 11.4 11.7
Scotland 2,391 12.5 12.2 2.5 12.7 12.5
Northern Ireland 711 12.3 10.4 4— 9.8 13.7
1 The number of people employed in each Standard Occupation Classification (SOC) 2000 occupation group as a percentage of all in employment.
2 Base for percentage excludes people who did not state their occupation.
3 Includes people who did not state their occupation.
4 Sample size too small for reliable estimate.

Source:

ONS Labour Force Survey

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