The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated April 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning how many jobs in the manufacturing sector there were in (a) West Chelmsford constituency, (b) Essex and (c) England in each of the last 10 years. (269093)
Table 1 shows the number of employees in the manufacturing sector for 1998 to 2007, which is the latest available period. The figures are from the Annual Business Inquiry which produces estimates of the number of employees. These figures exclude self employed jobs. An estimate of jobs is not available at the detailed regional level requested.
Table 1: Number of employees in the manufacturing sector, 1998 to 2007West Chelmsford constituencyEssexEngland19985,10075,9003,504,70019995,30069,8003,395,50020004,30073,5003,279,50020014,50071,2003,121,00020024,90068,7002,965,60020034,90063,8002,807,10020044,50063,1002,665,40020054,80061,3002,549,70020064,40056,8002,485,00020073,80052,9002,439,100 Notes:1. Estimates for 2002 and earlier periods are based on SIC(92). Estimates for 2003 onwards are based on SIC(03).2. Estimates for 2005 and earlier periods are on a different basis to those from 2006 onwards. A preliminary assessment of changes in survey methodology suggests that the estimated total number of employees (for GB at the whole economy level) was reduced by around 1 per cent. Direct comparisons of employee estimates should therefore be treated with caution.Source:Annual Business Inquiry.