HC Deb 21 March 2002 vol 382 cc519-21W
Mr. Woodward

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the work force in(a) St. Helens, South, (b) the St. Helens metropolitan

Annual Employment Survey Rescaled (1996,1997); Annual Business Inquiry (1998–2000)

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Analysis: Number of employees expressed as a percentage of employees in all industries

Sex: persons
Percentage
Industry St. Helens. South St. Helens Merseyside Manchester North-west Government office region1 England
Industry: 15–37: Manufacturing
1996 26.8 25.1 14.8 9.6 20.3 17.6
1997 22.0 21.1 15.1 8.9 20.0 17.1
1998 23.9 21.9 14.1 8.4 19.2 16.6
1999 22.2 21.8 13.7 8.0 18.3 15.7
2000 19.0 18.9 13.2 8.1 17.8 15.1
Industry: 55: Hotels and restaurants
1996 5.6 6.1 5.6 6.5 6.3 6.2
1997 8.3 7.5 6.1 6.6 6.7 6.3
1998 7.7 8.0 7.1 6.7 6.8 6.3
1999 6.8 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.4
2000 5.0 5.0 5.0 6.2 6.5 6.3
Industry: 52: Retail trade, except of motor vehicles
1996 13.0 12.3 11.4 8.7 10.9 10.4
1997 13.6 13.2 11.9 8.8 10.6 10.3
1998 14.9 15.0 12.9 9.4 11.4 10.8
1999 13.9 15.2 12.1 8.7 11.5 10.7
2000 14.7 15.3 12.9 9.2 11.6 10.8
Industry: 65–67, 74: Finance and business services
1996 10.7 9.0 12.4 20.1 12.0 14.9
1997 10.0 8.4 12.6 22.1 12.8 15.3
1998 8.0 7.0 11.5 21.2 12.6 15.3
1999 10.9 9.0 12.0 21.6 12.7 15.4
2000 11.4 9.0 12.5 22.1 12.5 15.8
Industry: 72: Computing and related activities
1996 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.3
1997 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.4
1998 0.4 0.4 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.6
1999 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.9
2000 0.6 0.6 1.3 1.7 1.4 2.1

borough council area, (c) Merseyside, (d) Manchester, (e) the north-west, (f) other regional development area regions and (g) England in (i) 1996, (ii) 1997, (iii) 1998, (iv) 1999, (v) 2000 and (vi) 2001, were employed in (A) manufacturing, (B) hotel and catering, (C) retailing, (D) finance and business services, (E) IT, (F) wholesale and distribution, (G) construction and (H) other services. [44490]

Ruth Kelly

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Mr. Len Cook to Mr. Shaun Woodward, dated 21 March 2002: As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the percentage of the workforce in various industries and geographies. (44490) The available figures are for employee jobs and cover the years 1996 to 2000. Estimates are arranged according to the Standard Industrial Classification, 1992 (SIC92). SIC92 industries do not correspond exactly to those specified in the question and regional development areas are not available. I am placing an extract from the Nomis database that provides a close match for your requirement in the House of Commons library. You should note, however, that this does not cover the whole economy. The Nomis database is available to Members and is accessible by library staff.

Annual Employment Survey Rescaled (1996,1997); Annual Business Inquiry (1998–2000)

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Analysis: Number of employees expressed as a percentage of employees in all industries

Sex: persons
Percentage
Industry St. Helens, South St. Helens Merseyside Manchester North-west Government office region 1 England
Industry: 51: Wholesale trade/commission trade, etc.
1996 3.3 4.3 3.5 4.7 4.5 4.8
1997 3.3 4.4 4.0 5.5 4.8 5.0
1998 3.2 4.1 3.2 5.7 4.8 4.9
1999 3.4 5.8 3.7 4.8 4.7 4.9
2000 3.7 5.5 3.8 4.8 4.7 4.9
Industry: 45: Construction
1996 4.2 4.7 3.2 2.4 3.8 3.6
1997 6.3 5.9 3.8 2.3 4.4 4.1
1998 5.8 6.0 4.0 3.0 4.5 4.3
1999 6.1 5.2 3.2 2.9 4.4 4.4
2000 7.9 7.3 5.0 2.5 4.8 4.3
Industry: 93: Other service activities
1996 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.1
1997 1.2 1.4 1.1 0.7 1.1 1.1
1998 1.6 1.6 1.2 0.7 1.0 1.1
1999 1.6 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.2
2000 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2
1 Including Merseyside

Notes:

1. The percentages are based on aggregates from which agriculture class 0100 (1992 SIC) have been excluded.

2. The numbers in the industry descriptions correspond to industries contained in the Standard Industrial Classification, 1992.