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Employment

Volume 83: debated on Thursday 25 July 1985

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asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the growth in employment in the United Kingdom since June 1983 compares with the record of major European countries.

Since June 1983, United Kingdom employment has risen by 615,000. By contrast, total employment in the rest of the European Community has fallen over this period.