§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many people there are in employment in Wales (a) in full-time employment, (b) in part-time employment and (c) in self-employment; and how these figures compare with the position in May 1979.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsComprehensive and comparable information is available only for June each year since, although most of the information is produced on a quarterly basis, in Wales that on self employment is an annual series for June. Separate information is not collected about male part-time employment.
Total employment (excluding HM Forces) Employees in employment 000s Self employed 000s Male All Female part-time June 1979 618 415 165 100 June 1984 504 397 173 142