§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many jobs were lost in Wales in the year 1968–69; and how many new jobs were created.
§ Mr. FernyhoughI regret that the information is not available. Comprehensive figures of jobs lost and jobs created cannot be compiled but estimates of the total numbers of employees in employment can be compared to show net changes. The estimates for March, 1969, will be available later this year, and comparisons with March, 1968, can then be made.
§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what number of men were at work in Wales at the last date for which the figure is available; and what number were at work in the corresponding month in 1964.
§ Mr. FernyhoughAt September, 1968, the latest date for which information is available, it is provisionally estimated that there were 632,000 male employees in employment in Wales. Comparable information is not available for September, 1964. The figures for June, 1964, and June, 1968, were 673,000 and 629,000 respectively.
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§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what percentage of the registered male employees are at work in Wales and the United Kingdom, respectively.
§ Mr. FernyhoughAt September, 1968, the latest date for which information is available, the number of male employees in employment expressed as a percentage of the estimated total number of male employees (that is, employed and unemployed was 95.2 for Wales and 96.8 for the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity, what percentage of the home population are at work in Wales and the United Kingdom, respectively.
§ Mr. FernyhoughAt June, 1968, the numbers in civilian employment, expressed as a percentage of the home population, were as follows:—
Wales 50.4 United Kingdom 59.1