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Mr. Harry Greenway
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many new jobs have been created in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Nicholls
Separate figures of job gains and job losses are not available. Net increases in the work force in employment over the previous five years were as follows:
| Workforce in employment—United Kingdom | ||
| seasonally adjusted—thousands | ||
| Year ending December | Change | Percentage change |
| 1985 | 125 | 0·5 |
| 1986 | 153 | 0·6 |
| 1987 | 833 | 3·4 |
| 1988 | 785 | 3·1 |
| 1989 | 728 | 2·8 |