Women Employees (Hansard, 6 February 1991)

HC Deb 06 February 1991 vol 185 c161W 161W

§ Mr. Geraint Howells
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of employees in Wales are women; what the corresponding figures were for each year from 1980; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. David Hunt
The information requested is given in the table. The figures are estimates from the Employment Department's quarterly series for June each year.

Female employees in employment as a percentage of total¹

Year Per cent.

1980 40.5

1981 41.4

1982 41.8

1983 42.5

1984 43.2

1985 43.7

1986 44.3

1987 45.1

1988 46.0

1989 47.2

1990 47.8

¹ Full-time and part-time.

Female employees in employment as a percentage of total¹
Year	Per cent.
1980	40.5
1981	41.4
1982	41.8
1983	42.5
1984	43.2
1985	43.7
1986	44.3
1987	45.1
1988	46.0
1989	47.2
1990	47.8
¹ Full-time and part-time.