§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what is the Welsh share of employed persons and the Welsh share of unemployed persons, respectively, expressed as a percentage of the total British numbers for each year since 1950.
§ Mr. FernyhoughThe following table shows the percentages that employees in employment in Wales form of those in Great Britain and the percentages that the average numbers registered as unemployed in Wales form of the average registered unemployed in Great Britain:
WELSH PROPORTIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT Employment Per cent. Unemployment Per cent. 1950 4.5 10.9 1951 4.4 9.9 1952 4.5 6.4 1953 4.5 8.1 1954 4.4 8.0 1955 4.4 7.5 1956 4.4 7.6 1957 4.3 7.9 1958 4.3 7.9 1959 4.3 7.6 1960 4.3 7.2 1961 4.3 7.3 1962 4.2 6.6 1963 4.3 6.3 1964 4.3 6.8 1965 4.3 7.9 1966 4.2 8.2 1967 4.2 7.2 1968 4.2 7.0