§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will publish the number of job vacancies notified respectively to each of the local careers offices in Wales as at 4 July.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe list is as follows—
Careers Office and Notified Vacancies Unfilled on 4 July 1980 Colwyn Bay 4 Flint 1 Mold 1 Rhyl 8 Shotton — Wrexham 6 Aberystwyth 10 Ammanford 5 Carmarthen 25 Llanelli 7 Haverfordwest 13 Pembroke Dock 7 Aberdare — Bridgend — Caerphilly 14 Merthyr Tydfil — Pontypridd 1 Tonypandy 1 Cardiff 40 Barry — Gorseinon 5 Morriston 6 Neath 7 Port Talbot — Swansea 5 Abertillery — Blackwood 2 Cross Keys 1 Newport 7 Pontypool 4 Usk 3 Bangor 4 Caernarvon 4 Conwy 6 Dolgellau 1 Holyhead — Pwllheli 6 Brecon 5 Llandrindod Wells 10 Newtown 18
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many new vacancies there were notified to employment offices in Wales during the month preceding 4 July; and how this compares with the approximately corresponding period of 1979.
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§ Mr. Wyn RobertsBetween 6 June-3 July 1980 8,490 vacancies were notified; this compares with 12,380 in the corresponding period of 1979.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in the Official Report the local employment offices in Wales which in July had registered more job vacancies than unemployed persons in that area.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsNone.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table giving the instances in which the monthly figures for job vacancies in Wales has been below 6,100, not seasonally adjusted.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe information is as follows:
Notified vacancies remaining unfilled at Employment Offices/Job Centres in Wales (Thousands) February 1975 5.9 July 1975 5.4 August 1975 5.1 September 1975 51 October 1975 4.5 November 1975 3.9 December 1975 3.7 January 1976 3.8 February 1976 4.1 March 1976 4.5 April 1976 5.4 May 1976 5.6 June 1976 5.3 July 1976 5.7 August 1976 5.5 October 1976 5.5 February 1977 5.5 March 1977 5.9 November 1977 5.8 December 1977 5.9 July 1980 6.0 The current series of information collected on a consistent basis began in 1974.