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Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Answer

Keith Vaz: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the breakdown is by sector of the change in numbers of jobs in the United Kingdom since the UK adopted the European Social Chapter. [198855] 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. Keith Vaz, dated 17 November 2004: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about change in numbers of jobs in the UK since the UK adoption of the social chapter, by sector. (198855) The UK signed-up to the social chapter on 2nd October 1997, following its endorsement of the Treaty of Amsterdam. On 1st May 1999, it came into force having been ratified by all the member States. The attached table shows the information requested, relating to change in jobs by sector, between the closest data reference points to these dates, September 1997 and June 1999, and the latest data reference point, June 2004. Change in numbers of jobs by sector: September 1997 to June 2004 United Kingdom (Thousand) seasonally adjusted _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All jobs Agriculture and Energy and Water Manufacturing Construction Fishing SIC 92 sections A-O A-B C, E D F September 1997 28,428 583 224 4,490 1,779 June 1999 29,032 516 212 4,374 1,835 June 2004 30,324 420 203 3,648 2,117 Change from September 1997 1,896 -163 -21 -842 338 to June 2004 Change from June 1999 to 1,292 -96 -9 -726 282 June 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. United Kingdom (Thousand) seasonally adjusted _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Distribution, Transport and Finance and Admin. Education Other Services Hotels and Comms. Business Services and Health Restaurants SIC 92 sections G, H I J-K L, N 0 September 1997 6,621 1,603 5,023 6,492 1,613 June 1999 6,683 1,692 5,345 6,670 1,704 June 2004 7,004 1,796 5,849 7,398 1,890 Change from September 1997 383 193 826 906 277 to June 2004 Change from June 1999 to 321 104 504 728 186 June 2004 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Workforce jobs

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

198855; 426 c1494W;426 c1498W

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Employment Social chapter Job creation Redundancy

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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