§ Mr. Hudson Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what have been the levels of youth unemployment and the levels of general unemployment in Wales 351W at January and July for each year since 1966.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information is as follows:
Unemployed aged Under 20 years Total unemployed January 1966 4,668 29,693 July 1966 3,651 22,216 January 1967 7,333 40,854 July 1967 6,105 36,188 January 1968 6,619 42,805 July 1968 4,748 35,738 January 1969 5,521 41,406 July 1969 5,375 36,260 January 1970 5,524 41,791 July 1970 4,995 34,475 January 1971 6,471 42,104 July 1971 7,367 41,839 January 1972 9,119 55,296 July 1972 8,037 44,952 January 1973 8,271 45,772 July 1973 4,312 31,773 January 1974 Not available 38,056 July 1974 5,117 34,333 January 1975 Not available Not available July 1975 15,600 57,797 January 1976 14,535 77,199 July 1976 22,617 81,488 January 1977 16,301 83,372 July 1977 28,256 91,988 January 1978 18,255 93,112 July 1978 24,696 98,098 January 1979 17,127 92,487 July 1979 27,065 91,271 January 1980 16,519 90,864 July 1980 Not yet available 116,839 NOTE: The levels of registration of school leavers for 1973 and 1974 were affected by the raising of the statutory school leaving age to 16 in September 1972.