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Sir P. Bryan
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers employed on 1st January for each of the last 10 years in Yorkshire and Humberside in local government, the nationalised industries, private industry and agriculture.
Mr. John Fraser
Regional employment estimates are available analysed according to the Standard Industrial Classification but not separately for the private and public sectors. The table below provides for each mid-year an analysis showing the numbers of employees in employment in local government service (Minimum List Heading 906 of the Standard Industrial Classification), agriculture and horticulture (MLH 001) and also certain industries which
| (Thousands | |||||||
| 1965 | 1966(a) | 1966(b) | 1967 | 1968 | 1969(a) | 1969(b) | |
| Local government service (Minimum List Heading 906 of the Standard Industrial Classification) | 62·3 | 63·3 | 63·3 | 68·7 | 64·4 | 65·5 | 65·6 |
| Agriculture and horticulture (MLH 001) | 31·2 | 30·4 | 30·1 | 28·0 | 24·9 | 24·6 | 24·5 |
| Iron and steel (MLHs 311 and 312) | 97·4 | 94·0 | 94·0 | 86·9 | 85·6 | 86·4 | 85·5 |
| Coal mining (MLH 101) | 118·7 | 112·1 | 112·1 | 108·4 | 98·2 | 92·6 | 92·6 |
| Gas (MLH 601) | 10·4 | 10·6 | 10·6 | 10·1 | 10·4 | 10·1 | 10·1 |
| Electricity (MLH 602) | 23·6 | 25·4 | 25·4 | 23·8 | 23·5 | 21·5 | 21·5 |
| Railways (MLH 701) | 34·9 | 31·7 | 31·7 | 30·5 | 28·7 | 26·8 | 26·8 |
| Postal services and telecommunications (MLH 708) | 24·9 | 25·6 | 25·6 | 26·1 | 26·5 | 26·3 | 26·2 |
| 1970 | 1971(a) | 1971(b) | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | ||
| Local government service (Minimum List Heading 906 of the Standard Industrial Classification | 67·1 | 63·9 | 64·2 | 67·5 | 70·0 | 83·8 | |
| Agriculture and horticulture (MLH 001) | 23·6 | 21·2 | 28·2 | 28·9 | 29·5 | 30·0 | |
| Iron and steel (MLHs 311 and 312) | 86·0 | 79·0 | 81·0 | 73·0 | 73·9 | 70·6 | |
| Coal mining (MLH 101) | 88·8 | 86·8 | 84·9 | 81·2 | 79·9 | 77·5 | |
| Gas (MLH 601) | 10·4 | 10·1 | 10·8 | 10·7 | 10·3 | 10·0 | |
| Electricity (MLH 602) | 20·0 | 19·6 | 19·2 | 17·9 | 18·1 | 18·2 | |
| Railways (MLH 701) | 26·3 | 24·4 | 24·9 | 25·2 | 22·5 | 21·9 | |
| Postal services and telecommunications (MLH 708) | 27·2 | 27·7 | 24·6 | 24·7 | 24·9 | 25·4 | |
| Notes: | |||||||
| (1) Between June 1966 and June 1967 the industrial classifications of many establishments were corrected. The figures for 1966 are shown (a) excluding and (b) including the effects of these reclassifications. | |||||||
| (2) Estimates for June 1969(b) and later dates are classified according to the Standard Industrial Classification (1968) and are not strictly comparable with estimates for June 1969(a) and earlier dates which were classified according to the SIC (1958). | |||||||
| (3) Estimates for June 1971(b) and later dates are taken from censuses of employment and are not strictly comparable with figures for June 1971(a) and earlier dates which are based on counts of national insurance cards. | |||||||
| (4) The British Steel Corporation was created in 1967 | |||||||