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Stoppages Of Work (International Table)

Volume 767: debated on Monday 1 July 1968

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45.

Mr. Stainton

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will publish tables for the years 1960 to 1967 showing the total number of disputes in each year resulting in a stoppage of work in the countries listed on page 880 of the Ministry of Labour Gazette of November, 1967, from information available to her from international sources.

Mr. Hattersley

Owing to differences in concept, scope, methodology and presentation it cannot be assumed that figures for different countries are comparable.

Following is the information:

from information available to her from international sources.

Mr. Hattersley

Owing to differences in concept, scope, methodology and presentation it cannot be assumed that figures for different countries are comparable.

Following is the information:

NUMBERS IN LABOUR FORCE, 1960–1967

Thousands

Country

Source

1960

1961

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

Remarks

Australia………ILO3,126·53,133·23,213·53,314·83,460·43,604·13,704·4..Number of employees excluding agriculture.
Belgium………ILO3,384·73,430·33,491·13,524·93,566·13,657·33,674·1..Civilian labour force employed (a) 30th June figures:
OECD2,5942,6462,7122,7562,8192,8642,806(a)..remainder: estimates of average for the year.
2,779(a)
Canada………ILO5,9656,0556,2256,3756,6096,8627,152..Civilian labour force employed.
OECD4,8434,9115,0895,2415,4665,7606,096..
Denmark………OECD....1,5071,5261,5651,5931,606..
Finland………ILO2,0972,1162,1412,1292,1532,1712,180..Civilian labour force employed.
France………ILO9,4429,6239,87810,12510,27110,24310,250..Employees employed, excluding agriculture, public and domestic services, etc.
OECD13,00013,15913,37613,85514,21114,35514,490..
Federal Republic of GermanyILO25,95426,24826,38226,45526,52326,69926,601..Civilian labour force employed,
(including West Berlin).OECD20,03820,38720,65220,87821,09121,38721,389..
India………................
Ireland………ILO1,0461,0441,0471,0481,0471,0411,034..Civilian labour force employed.
OECD..641652660668674675..
Italy………ILO20,13620,17219,95019,63019,58119,19918,884..Civilian labour force employed.
OECD11,68611,99412,29012,54712,42812,11111,990..
Japan………ILO44,61045,18045,74046,13046,73047,48048,470..Labour force employed.
OECD22,73023,79024,96025,78026,69027,83029,020..Armed forces included.
Netherlands………ILO4,0524,1114,1944,2564,3284,386✶4,425✶..Civilian labour force-number of man-years.
OECD3,1663,2373,3313,4053,487✶3,560✶3,610✶..Number of man-years.
New Zealand……ILO870892908924948981....Number of persons employed including employers and workers on own account.
Norway………ILO1,0151,0341,0461,0521,0641,0781,092..Number of employees.
OECD1,0371,0581,0711,0761,0901,1041,119..
Sweden………ILO....3,6753,7273,7023,7343,765..Civilan labour force employed.
OECD....3,0763,1423,1543,2103,273..Including armed forces.
Switzerland………OECD2,026..............
United Kingdom……DEP22,48922,82423,02423,06023,35623,62123,78423,304Employees in employment.
United States of America…ILO54,23454,04255,69656,70258,33260,77063,864..Employees in employment, excluding agriculture.
OECD54,23454,04255,59656,70258,33260,83263,982..Excluding agriculture.

Sources:

ILO: Year Book of Labour Statistics, 1967, Table 3."Persons employed in major divisions of economic activity ". The figures in most cases relate to the civilian labour force employed, i.e. employers, workers on their own account, wage earners and salaried employees and unpaid family workers, but excluding armed forces (except for Japan and Sweden) and the unemployed.

OECD: Labour force statistics, 1956–1966, Country tables IV."Wage earners and salaried employees by activities ". The figures comprise civilan wage earners and salaried employees in employment, i.e. excluding the unemployed, except for Japan and Sweden where the armed forces are also included.

DEP: Department of Employment and Productivity. The figures comprise civilian wage earners and salaried employees in employment, i.e. excluding the unemployed.

✶ Provisional. Not available.