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Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many school leavers in Wales have entered full-time employment annually in total and percentage terms for each year from 1979.
Mr. Roberts
The numbers and percentages of those school leavers in Wales entering full-time employment are given in the table:
| School leavers intending to enter the labour market1 | ||
| Number | Percentage of all leavers | |
| 1979–80 | 34,270 | 76 |
| 1980–81 | 32,040 | 73 |
| 1981–82 | 32,195 | 71 |
| 1982–83 | 31,410 | 69 |
| 1983–84 | 30,950 | 70 |
| 1984–85 | 30,610 | 69 |
| 1985–86 | 29,840 | 69 |
Number
| Percentage of all leavers
| |
| 1986–87 | 29,915 | 68 |
| 1987–88 | 27,015 | 66 |
1 Including leavers whose destination is unknown. | ||
Source: School Leavers Survey. This is on a 10 per cent. sample and therefore the data will be subject to sampling error.