HC Deb 10 May 1988 vol 133 c74W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of employees in full-time employment in Clwyd for each of the years June 1978 to June 1987; and how many of these were in manufacturing industry.

Mr. Peter Walker

[holding answer 9 May 1988]: Data for Clwyd are available for 1978, 1981 and 1984 (census of employment data) only:

Clwyd Employees in Employment-Full Time: (Thousands)
Total Manufacturing
1980 SIC (Division 2–4) 1968 SIC (Orders 3–19)
June 19781 104 N/A 42
September 19811 39 31 30
September 19812 90 32 N/A
September 19842 91 33 N/A
Source: Department of Employment, Censuses of Employment.
1 Jobcentre based information.
2 Ward based information.
N/A Not available.

Note: Jobcentre and ward-based aggregates are not strictly comparable. The former are based on an amalgamation of Jobcentre areas which may not be conterminous with the county boundary and, unlike the ward based aggregates, they include no allowance for non-response and duplication in census returns.