§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people were in employment in each county in(a) 1978 and (b) 1989; and how many were in employment in Cardiff, Swansea, Camarthen, Llanelli, Newport, Bangor and Wrexham (i) in 1978 and (ii) in 1989.
§ Mr. David HuntNumbers of employees in employment are shown in the following tables:
County 11978 1989 Clwyd 127,767 139,458 Dyfed 105,438 102,867 Gwent 166,990 155,979 Gwynedd 69,789 76,955 Mid Glamorgan 186,192 164,989 Powys 29,708 40,638 South Glamorgan 168,689 179,009 West Glamorgan 160,762 126,778 Source: NOMIS, Employment Department.
1 Using approximations to county areas defined as the best-fit of jobcentre areas to each county.
1984 Job Centre TTWAs1 1978 1989 Cardiff 176,317 180,312 Swansea 103,327 90,814 Carmarthen 16,959 17,364 Llanelli 34,767 27,309 Newport 78,591 76,397 Bangor and Caernarfon 24,195 24,545 Wrexham 44,637 48,646 SourceNOMIS, Employment Department.
1 These areas are used for both years and are defined as the best-fit of jobcentre areas into 1984 travel-to-work areas.