§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what were the numbers of persons employed in Rhondda in the coalmining, transport, manufacturing and service industries in 1968; and what was the number employed in these industries in 1958.
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§ Mr. FernyhoughThe estimates for 1958 were analysed according to the 1948 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification and for some industries and groups of industries are not comparable with those for subsequent years for which the 1958 edition was used. Following is the information for 1958, 1959 and 1968:
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED, IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE TONYPANDY, TREORCHY AND FERNDALE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES (Thousands) 1958 1959 1968 Coalmining (Minimum List Heading 10 of the 1948 SIC and 101 of the 1958 SIC) 12.7 11.7 3.6 Transport and Communication (Order XIX) 1.4 1.5 1.1 Manufacturing industries (Orders III to XVI) 8.8 6.4 8.0 Service industries (Orders XIX to XXIV) 10.0 10.6 9.3
§ Mr. Alec Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will list the numbers of men, women and youths registered as unemployed in each of the employment exchanges in Rhondda in March, 1967, March, 1968 and March, 1969, respectively.
§ Mr. FernyhoughThe following is the information:
NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED IN THE AREAS COVERED BY THE TONYPANDY, TREORCHY AND FERNDALE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES Men Women Boys and Girls* Total Tonypandy March, 1967 808 298 165 1,271 March, 1968 699 156 83 938 March, 1969 758 157 83 998 Treorchy March, 1967 599 123 — 722 March, 1968 462 107 — 569 March, 1969 421 69 — 490 Ferndale March, 1967 240 66 — 306 March, 1968 236 66 — 302 March, 1969 256 50 — 306 * The Tonypandy Youth Employment Service Careers Office also covers Treorchy and Ferndale.