Written question asked by Denzil Davies (Labour) on Thursday, 11 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 17 November 2004. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 November 2004 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the number of (a) full-time and (b) part-time employees in the United Kingdom in each of the last five available years. - Inc table and text of letter from Len Cook of ONS.

Answer: Denzil Davies: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the number of (a) full-time and (b) part-time employees in the United Kingdom in each of the last five available years. [198170] Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Denzil Davies, dated 17 November 2004: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about employment. (198170) The attached table gives estimates of the number of full-time and part-time employees resident in the United Kingdom for the three months ending in August each year from 2000 to 2004. These estimates from the Labour Force Survey are, as with any sample survey, subject to sampling variability. Full-time and part-time employees1 United Kingdom--Three months ending in August each year from 2000 to 2004 seasonally adjusted Thousand _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Full-time Part-time 2000 17,912 6,123 2001 18,096 6,096 2002 18,115 6,250 2003 18,058 6,312 2004 18,176 6,384 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Full-time and part-time is based on self-classification by survey respondents. Source: ONS Labour Force Survey.

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