Appendix 12
(Chapter 4: Employment)
Number of Persons Employed in Registered and Recorded Industrial Undertakings in Selected Industries
Industrial undertakings
227
Industry
Persons employed
1970
1971
1972
1970
1971
1972
Manufacture of textiles
Cordage, rope and twine
25
26
29
Cotton knitting
252
269
248
386 8,821
414
446
9,585
7,694
Cotton spinning
36
33
31
21,957
20,685
19,191
Cotton weaving
252
256
258
29,547
31,049
28,441
Finishing
290
319
370
10,381
10,931
13,558
Made-up textile goods except wearing apparel
126
127
144
1,930
1,629
1,873
Wool spinning
12
16
11
4,416
3,360
3,396
Woollen knitting
1,020
1,269
1,332
39,186
36,250
32,916
Wearing apparel except footwear
Garments
...
1,802
2,310
2,687
95,978
115,151
124,496
Gloves
185
211
193
8,748
8,509
7,687
Footwear except vulcanised, moulded rubber or plastic
footwear
Shoes
...
162
210
225
3,151
4,182
3,991
Industrial chemicals
Chemicals
Other chemical products
Matches
Medicines
+++
Paints and lacquers
Plastic products
Plastic flowers
Plastic products (miscellaneous) Plastic toys
Iron and steel basic industries
Rolling mills
Fabricated metal products
Aluminium ware
Electro-plating
Enamelware
Hand torch cases
Metal toys
Pressure stoves and lanterns
:
E
17
16
20
513
435
495
1
1
50
55
63
10
11
132
109
102
97
1,175
1,150
1,435
874
897
889
516
501
476
14,690
12,264
12,877
1,208
1,366
1,512
19,582 19,900
22,194
1,032
1,152
1,246
36,686 36,786
37,046
+
15
127
RAWANNA
53
216
233
24
45
68
71
34
53
51
6
127
= 662728875
1,279
1,206
1,104
2,116
2,135
2,236
2,161
2,099
2,347
1,456
1,097
926
45
3,474
3,332
2,912
1,836
2,226
2,403
33
2,028
1,804
1,674
50
1,181
1,077
1,080
1,106
968
892
5,730
5,377
5,551
Tin cans
Vacuum flasks
Wrist watch bands
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Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances and
supplies
Electronics
Hand torch bulbs
Transport equipment
Aircraft repair
Shipbuilding and repairing
28 29
588 2008
20
223
281
305
38,362
41,624
49,772
68
74
4,150
4,158
4,307
2,045
2,009
2,028
50
53
9,803
11,880
10,279
Professional and scientific, and measuring and control-
ling equipment, and photographic and optical goods Cameras
Manufacture of watches and clocks
102
Other manufacturing industries
Bakelite ware
Wigs
Land transport
Motor buses
422
22
16
19
22
2,322
2,651
2,617
106
126
4,043
4,187
4,574
42
54
61
1,232
1,158
1,185
342
194
30,990
19,896
9,433
7
7
Tramways
Repair services
Repair of motor vehicles
1
72
8,846
7,863
7,333
1,575
1,592
1,385
217
236
290
3,598
4,265
4,388
Note: The figures in this appendix are compiled from voluntary returns made by managements of industrial under-
takings registered with or recorded by the Labour Department.