Mr. Ness Edwardasked the Minister of Labour what was the rate and number of unemployed for each of the exchange areas in the counties of Mon-mouth and Glamorgan at the January count.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe following is the information:
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NUMBERS AND RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS IN GLAMORGAN AND MONMOUTHSHIRE ON 13TH JANUARY, 1964 — Number unemployed Percentage Glamorgan Area Aberdare 350 2.4 Mountain Ash 241 Bargoed 458 4.2 Blackwood 332 Pontlottyn 158 Ystrad Mynach 193 Bridgend 924 4.6 Ogmore Vale 59 Pontycymmer 116 Caerphilly 463 6.3 Senghenydd 168 Cardiff 2,814 2.7 Barry 742 Bute Docks 340 Llantwit Major 63 Penarth 153 Gorseinon 724 7.3* Pontardulais 324 Maesteg 770 11.2 Cymmer 312 Merthyr Tydfil 561 3.3 Dowlais 164 Treharris 91
— Number unemployed Percentage Glamorgan—cont. Neath 1,452 4.9 Resolven 64 Pontyclun 88 4.6 Tonyrefail 249 Pontypridd 508 1.6 Porthcawl 434 17.8 Port Talbot 5,636 16.1 Swansea 2,809 6.3 Swansea Docks 79 Morriston 1,130 Tonypandy 849 5.4 Ferndale 243 Treorchy 432 Ystalyfera 197 5.3 Pontardawe 301 Monmouthshire Abergavenny 120 1.9† Chepstow 107 1.3 Cwmbran 99 0.8 Ebbw Vale 157 3.0‡ Abertillery 481 Newbridge 185 Tredegar 273 Monmouth 82 2.4 Newport 916 1.5 Newport Docks 124 Pontypool 441 2.4 Blaenavon 105 Risca 97 2.3 * This percentage is for the Llanelly Group which also includes lanelly, Burry Port, Kidwelly and Tumble in Carmarthenshire. † This percentage is for the Abergavenny Group which also includes Crickhowell in Breconshire. ‡ This percentage is for the Ebbw Vale Group which also includes Brynmawr in Breconshire.