§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for Wales the numbers employed in each industrial group at the latest available date and the percentage of unemployed in each group.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe latest figures, relating to December 1981, for employees in employment in Wales by industrial groups are available in theDepartment of Employment Gazette—April 1982, Volume 90, No. 4.
The following figures show the relationship between the numbers of employees in employment in each industrial group for September 1981 and the numbers unemployed in those groups in August of that year.
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Industry Number of Employees in Employment Number Unemployed Percentage Unemployed Textiles, leather and clothing 22.0 4.2 16.0 All other manufacturing industries 44.0 7.0 13.7 Construction 57.0 26.6 31.8 Gas, electricity and water 21.0 0.6 2.8 Total all service industries 533.0 47.4 8.2 Transport and communication 55.0 5.5 9.1 Distributive trades 92.0 12.7 12.1 Financial, professional and miscellaneous services 306.0 21.3 6.5 Public administration and defence 81.0 8.0 9.0 Source: Welsh Office, Department of Employment. * Excludes private domestic service and members of H.M. Forces.