HC Deb 03 December 1974 vol 882 cc410-1W
Mr. Tom Ellis

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list showing the numbers employed in manufacturing industries in Wales expressed as a percentage of the total population of Wales and of the working population of Wales for each of the last 10 years.

Mr. John Fraser

The information requested is given in the following table.

Mr. Tom Ellis

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of the numbers employed in service industries in Wales expressed as a percentage of the

Numbers employed in service Numbers employed in service industries as a percentage of:
Year industries in Wales (thousands) (i) home population of Wales (ii) working population of Wales
June 1964 … … … 446.5 16.7 40.4
June 1965 … … … 456.9 17.0 41.2
June 1966 (a) … … … 457.8 17.0 41.2
June 1966 (b) … … … 455.7 16.9 41.0
June 1967 … … … 443.3 16.4 40.5
June 1968 … … … 447.5 16.5 41.0
June 1969 (a) … … … 437.8 16.1 40.8
June 1969 (b) … … … 443.1 16.3 41.0
June 1970 … … … 434.5 16.0 40.3
June 1971 (a) … … … 440.1 16.2 40.7
June 1971 (b) … … … 471.1 17.3 42.3
June 1972 … … … 487.2 17.8 43.3
June 1973 … … … 505.6 18.4 44.3

Notes:

1. In 1966 a revision was made to the industrial classification of some establishments. Estimates for 1966(a), 1966(b) are based on the old, new classifications respectively.

2. Estimates of the numbers employed up to 1969(a) are based on the 1958 Standard Industna Classification. Estimates from 1969(b) are based on the 1968 Standard Industrial Classification Also in 1969 better information was obtained on the regional distribution of persons employed in the distributive trades.

3. Estimates of employees in employment up to 1971(a) were based primarily on counts of nationa insurance cards. From 1971(b) estimates have been based on annual censuses of employment.