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Employment, Scotland (Mid-1965)

Volume 729: debated on Wednesday 25 May 1966

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asked the Minister of Labour if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the numbers of employees in employment in Scotland in 1965, by regions and by main industry sectors, in order to bring up to date Table 11 in Appendix B of Command Paper No. 2864, The Scottish Economy, 1965–70.

Following is the information for the whole of Scotland:

ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN SCOTLAND AT MID-1965
(Thousands)
Standard IndustrialClassification (1958)MalesFemalesTotal
Orders I-II130·712·8143·5
Orders III-XVI503·6238·9742·5
Order XVII178·110·0188·1
Orders XVIII-XXIV535·8541·31,077·1
All industries and services1,348·2803·02,151·2
Information for regions of Scotland is not yet available.