asked the Secretary of State for Employment, further to the written answer to the hon. Member for Blaby (Official Report, 6 November 1978, c. 27–8), if he will update the table to show comparable figures for November 1978 and February 1979; and if he will also give, for February 1979, the percentage unemployed in the public and private sectors on the same basis as those contained in the written answer to the hon. Member for Blaby (Official Report, 22 February 1977, c. 557).
The unemployment rates can be calculated only in an imprecise way by allocating the whole of the figures for each minimum list heading of the standard industrial classification involved to the sector appropriate to the majority of those in the Heading.
The following table gives, for November 1978, figures in continuation of each of the tables specified:
Per cent.
| |
| Public sector (excluding central and local government) | 4·0 |
| Central and local government | 2·6 |
| Total public sector | 3·1 |
| Total private sector | 5·1 |
The figures for February 1979 are not yet available.
The unemployment rate given for central and local government is for Educational Services (MLH 872), Medical and Dental Services (MLH 874), National Government Service (MLH 901) and Local Government Service (MLH 906).