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Mr. McCusker
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a table showing a breakdown of the workforce of Northern Ireland by size of employer.
Mr. Orme
I would refer the hon. Member to Table 9 of the Northern Ireland Digest of Statistics, March 1975, a copy of which is in the Library.
Mr. McCusker
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total work force of Northern Ireland; how many are male or female; how many are employed by local government, central Government or statutory board; how many are in the manufacturing industry; and how many are in service industries.
Mr. Orme
The following statistics relate to employment at June 1974. They
| Males | Females | Total | ||||
| Total number of employees in employment | … | … | … | 296,703 | 197,460 | 494,163 |
| Local government employees | … | … | … | 6,769 | 1,532 | 8,301 |
| National Government employees* | … | … | … | 25,894 | 11,428 | 37,322 |
| Manufacturing industries | … | … | … | 105,250 | 60,510 | 165,760 |
| Service industries | … | … | … | 139,678 | 134,228 | 273,906 |
| * Includes Northern Ireland civil servants and United Kingdom civil servants, but not members of the Armed Forces. | ||||||