§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people he estimates were employed in manufacturing in Wales in each year since 1992. [49794]
§ Mr. HainThe latest estimates of the number of employee jobs in manufacturing in each year since 1992 are given in the table.
Number of employee jobs in manufacturing1 Year Thousand 1992 200 1993 199 1994 207 1995 212 1996 209 1997 208 1998 214 1 Excludes the self employed, but data from the Labour Force Survey indicate that, on average since 1992, there have been around 10,000 self employed people in the manufacturing sector in Wales Source:
Employer Survey ONS, at March each year