§ Mr. HammondTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the change in the number of people employed in the(a) public sector and (b) private sector since January 2000. [55013]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Philip Hammond dated 14 May 2002:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the number of people employed in the (a) public sector (b) the private sector since January 2000. I am replying in his absence. (55013)The Labour Force Survey (LFS) provides estimates of people employed in each sector. The annual estimates for those in employment in the United Kingdom for each year from 2000–01 and 20001–02 are given in the table. These estimates are not seasonally adjusted.571W
Number of people employed in public and private industry— average (spring to winter), 2000 and 2001, United Kingdom (not seasonally adjusted) Public Private March 2000 to February 2001 (Thousand) 6,422 21,596 March 2001 to February 2002 (Thousand) 6,479 21,767 Percentage change on year percentage 0.9 0.8 Source:
Labour Force Survey