§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average annual unemployment percentage among men in Wales and England, repectively, in each of the years from 1950 to 1975.
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§ Mr. John FraserFollowing is the information:
PERCENTAGE RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT: MALES Average of Monthly counts Wales England 1950 3.5 1.3 1951 2.3 0.9 1952 2.2 1.2 1953 2.4 1.3 1954 2.1 1.1 1955 1.6 0.8 1956 1.7 0.9 1957 2.3 1.3 1958 3.4 1.8 1959 3.5 1.9 1960 2.5 1.4 1961 2.2 1.3 1962 3.1 1.9 1963 3.5 2.3 1964 2.6 1.6 1965 2.7 1.4 1966 3.2 1.5 1967 4.6 2.6 1968 4.8 2.9 1969 5.0 2.9 1970 4.9 3.2 1971(1) 5.5 4.2 1972 6.4 4.6 1973 4.5 3.3 1974(2) 4.9 3.3 Monthly figures: 1975 January Not available see note (2) February 5.9 4.2 March 5.9 4.3 Notes
- (1) Rates of unemployment are calculated by expressing the number unemployed as a percentage of the estimated number of employees, including the unemployed. From 1971 the rates are calculated using employment figures from the annual censuses of employment and for earlier years using estimates based on counts of nationansurance cards.
- (2) Owing to industrial action at local offices of the Employment Service Agency details are not available for December 1974 and January 1975. The figures for 1974 are averages for the period January to November.