HC Deb 05 June 1984 vol 61 c163W
58. Mr. Gould

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of the work force is now employed in manufacturing industry.

Mr. Alan Clark

In Great Britain, in December 1983, the latest month for which statistics are available, 24.1 per cent. of the employed labour force, that is employees in employment, the self-employed and Her Majesty's forces, were in manufacturing industries.