HC Deb 14 July 1981 vol 8 cc325-6W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing the total number of employees of each of the eight counties of Wales (a) in 1974, (b) in 1978 and (c) at present.

Mr. Wyn Roberts

Joint Manpower Watch survey data in respect of individual authorities are available only for the period since December 1978. The following figures relate to the number of full and part-time employees in each authority in December 1978 and in March 1981, the latest date for which information is available. Those employees engaged in the law and order services are excluded.

Number
December 1978* March 1981†‡
Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time
Clwyd 8,983 6,063 8,724 5,958
Dyfed 8,363 5,209 8,091 4,996
Gwent 10,935 7,894 10,516 7,839
Gwynedd 6,185 3,625 6,120 3,607

December 1978* March 1981†‡
Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time
Mid Glamorgan 14,734 8,501 13,917 9,311
Powys 3,346 1,804 3,208 1,762
South Glamorgan 8,612 6,006 8,661 5,936
West Glamorgan 9,971 5,686 9,228 5,349
* Including Special Temporary Employment programme (STEP) employees.
† Excluding STEP.
‡ Provisional.

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