§ Mr. McBrideasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish 289W statistics showing the current percentage rate of total unemployment and of male unemployment for each employment exchange in Wales and for each of the planning regions of Wales.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
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Provisional percentage rates of unemployment for 14th June, 1971. Employment Exchange or travel-to-work areas Male Total, male and female Aberdare* 6.5 4.9 Aberystwyth 4.4 2.8 Bargoed* 10.1 8·5 Barmouth* 6.5 4.5 Blaenau Ffestiniog 8.2 7.0 Brecon* 3.6 2.4 Caernarvon * 13.4 9.6 Cardiff* 4.8 3.4 Cardigan 6.0 4.9 Carmarthen 2.8 2.0 Chepstow 4.0 2.8 Colwyn Bay 6.1 4.2 Denbigh 2.7 1.9 Ebbw Vale* 5.0 4.7 Fishguard 5.9 5.6 Haverfordwest 7.7 5.3 Holyhead* 1.1 8.7 Lampeter* 8.6 7.0 Llandeilo* 4.2 3.9 Llandudno* 5.2 3.4 Llandrindod Wells 5.9 4.1 Llanelli* 3.0 3.2 Llangollen* 7.3 4.4 Llanwrst 4.1 3.0 Machynlleth 2.3 2.0 Merthyr Tydfil* 8.0 5.9 Milford Haven 10.1 8.4 Monmouth 6.6 4.0 Neath* 3.6 3.3 Newport* 4.9 4.0 Newtown 4.4 3.6 Pembroke Dock 6.6 6.9 Pontypool* 6.3 5.6 Pontypridd* 5.9 4.8 Port Talbot* 3.4 3.4 Pwllheli* 6.5 4.3 Rhyl 8.4 5.1 Shotton* 2.9 2.9 Swansea* 4.3 3.5 Tenby 4.5 3.2 Towyn 4.5 3.2 Welshpool 3.5 3.0 Wrexham* 7.5 5.7 Ystalyfera* 5.0 5.0 Sub-divisions of Wales North East 5.0 4.2 Central 4.0 3.1 South West 6.1 4.8 North West 8.3 5.8 Industrial South West 5.0 4.2 * Travel-to-work area. Rates can be calculated for the whole of a travel-to-work area, comprising two or more employment exchange areas, but not separately for its constituent parts.