§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the average number of jobs for men in Wales in each of the years since 1960.
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§ Mr. John FraserThe following table shows the estimated number of employees in employment in Wales at June each year. The most recent mid-year figures at present available are for June 1973.
Male employees in employment in Wales June 1960 669,000 June 1961 672,000 June 1962 668,000 June 1963 669,000 June 1964 (a) 672,000 (b) 673,000 June 1965 670,000 June 1966 664,000 June 1967 640,000 June 1968 629,000 June 1969 (a) 618,000 (b) 620,000 June 1970 608,000 June 1971 (a) 603,000 (b) 629,000 June 1972 630,000 June 1973 636,000 The estimates from June 1964(b) are based on a revised method of calculation and are not strictly comparable with those for June 1964(a) and earlier dates.
The estimates for June 1969(b) and later dates include improved information about the location of employees in the distributive trades.
The estimates for June 1971(a) and earlier dates are based on counts of national insurance cards. The figures for June 1971(b) are for the annual censuses of employment.