Training

HC Deb 25 February 1991 vol 186 c373W

Mr. Rowlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will provide the figures for Wales corresponding to those given in tables 6.6 and 6.8 on employment and youth training published in Cm 1506.

Employees in employment
		Merthyr and Rhymney	Wales
	Year	Number	Percentage of total employees	Number	Percentage of total employees
Coal mining1	1981	7,400	16.6	34,800	3.7
	1987	4,600	10.0	14,600	1.6
Manufacturing2	1981	14,500	32.6	238,100	25.4
	1987	14,300	31.1	224,300	24.3
1Activity headings 1113–1115 of 1980 SIC.
2 Divisions 2–4 of 1980 SIC.