asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed in the steel industry in each of the last five years and in each of the last 18 months for which figures are available.
The following table shows final mid-year estimates from June 1970 to June 1973 and provisional monthly estimates thereafter. The midyear figures are from a new series of statistics prepared on a continuous basis so that past estimates are consistent with those for the latest date. The estimates for each month from July 1973 have been made by applying a ratio of change, as shown by a sample survey, to the latest mid-year figures which are for June 1973. The monthly estimates are subject to revision when the results of the June 1974 annual census of employment become available.
Estimated numbers of employees in employment in Iron and Steel (general) and Steel tubes in Great Britain | |
| June 1970 | 344,100 |
| June 1971 | 322,700 |
| June 1972 | 302,600 |
| June 1973 | 300,700 |
| July 1973* | 301,600 |
| August 1973* | 302,700 |
| September 1973* | 303,200 |
| October 1973* | 302,400 |
| November 1973* | 301,800 |
| December 1973* | 301,900 |
| January 1974* | 299,900 |
| February 1974* | 299,400 |
| March 1974* | 298,000 |
| April 1974* | 297,800 |
| May 1974* | 297,300 |
| June 1974* | 299,400 |
| July 1974* | 300,700 |
| August 1974* | 302,800 |
| September 1974* | 303,300 |
| October 1974* | 304,600 |
| November 1974* | 305,200 |
| December 1974* | 306,400 |
| January 1975* | 306,200 |
| February 1975* | 307,300 |
| March 1975* | 308,200 |
*Provisional | |
Iron and steel (general) and Steel tubes are Minimum List Headings 311 and 312 of the Standard Industrial Classification.