§ Mrs. RocheTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of the work force in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) European Union countries were in enterprises with (i) one to nine, (ii) 10 to 49, (iii) 50 to 249 and (iv) over 250 employees in the last year for which figures are available. [39858]
§ Mr. NelsonEstimates of the percentage of the workforce by size class for non-government enterprises are given in the table. There are no figures available that include central and local government.
Work-force by size distribution of UK and EUR 15 enterprises1 Percentages Number of employees UK EUR 15 1–9 17.4 23.1 10–49 16.4 18.8 50–249 12.9 14.9 250+ 40.3 33.8 Notes:
1 Excludes agriculture.
UK 1994.
EUR 15 1992.
Source:
DTI and Eurostat.