§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will state the number of registered unemployed persons in Wales for March in each of the years 1952 to 1968, giving the break-up of figures for male, female and juvenile unemployment in each respective year.
§ Mr. FernyhoughFollowing is the information:
§ Mr. FernyhoughEstimates of the numbers of employees in employment in Wales at March are available for 1966 and 1967 only. For earlier years, before the introduction of the quarterly employ- 105W ment series, estimates are available for June only.
The following table shows the numbers for each June from 1952 to 1967 and for March 1966 and March 1967:
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN WALES (Thousands) June, 1952 … … … … … 915 June, 1953 … … … … … 925 June, 1954 … … … … … 927 June, 1955 … … … … … 935 — June, 1956 … … … … … 939 June, 1957 … … … … … 937 June, 1958 … … … … … 923 June, 1959 … … … … … 928 June, 1960 … … … … … 948 June, 1961 … … … … … 957 June, 1962 … … … … … 958 June, 1963 … … … … … 962 June, 1964 … … … … … 977 June, 1965 … … … … … 985 March, 1966 … … … … … 975 June, 1966 … … … … … 986 March, 1967 … … … … … 948 June, 1967 … … … … … 952 Estimates for 1955 and earlier years are not strictly comparable with those for later dates. The estimate for March 1968 is not yet available.