§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment (I) how many men were employed in Wales in September 1964 and September 1976, respectively; and by what percentage the numbers was greater in 1965 than in 1976;
(2) how many men were employed in industry in Wales in 1964 and September 1976, respectively; and by what percentage the number was greater in 1964 than in 1976.
§ Mr. GoldingThe most recent estimates are for June 1976, when there were 605,000 male employees in employment in Wales of whom 225,000 were in manufacturing industries. These figures are provisional. The earliest comparable information is for June 1965, when the estimates were 708,000 and 234,000, respectively. The June 1965 estimates were higher than those for June 1976 by 17 and 4 per cent. respectively. The figures for June 1965 are from the continuous series of employment estimates published in the August 1976 issue of theDepartment of Employment Gazette which allows for discontinuities present in previously published data. The figures do not include male employees in the Welsh sector of the Chester employment office area, currently estimated at about 4,000.