§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the total number of employees in employment and the total of notified unfilled employee vacancies in Wales for November 1975 and for each November for the past 10 years.
§ Mr. John FraserEstimates of the numbers of employees in employment, on a consistent basis, are available from the series of continuous employment estimates which relates to June each year. Vacancy statistics relate only to vacancies notified to employment offices and careers offices and are not a measure of total vacancies. Following is the information available:
WALES Estimated number of employees in employment (thousands) June 1965 1,028 June 1966 1,028 June 1967 994 June 1968 989 June 1969 975 June 1970 968 June 1971 962 June 1972 972 June 1973 1,000 June 1974 992 June 1975 (provisional) 986
Numbers of notified unfilled vacancies Employment Offices Careers Offices November 1965 8,205 2,239 November 1966 6,399 1,275 November 1967 4,830 1,920 November 1968 5,460 2,120 November 1969 6,135 2,170 November 1970 5,858 1,952 November 1971 4,013 1,465 November 1972 4,875 1,770 November 1973 9,362 3,521 November 1974 8,288 2,225 November 1975 3,890 768 Because of possible duplication the vacancy figures for employment offices and careers offices should not be added together.