§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of men and the number of women in employment in Wales in May of each year from 1974 to 1982.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsInformation concerning employees in employment is not available for May each year. Figures for June are given in the following table:
Number of Employees in Employment in Wales by Sex* thousands Year Males Females Total 1974 621 371 992 1975 618 380 998 1976 612 383 995 1977 608 390 998 1978 613 402 1,015 1979 613 409 1,022 1980 590 396 986 1981 541 373 914 * Employees in Employment Census 1974–1978. Department of Employment—Quarterly estimate series 1979–1981.
Source: Welsh Office Department of Employment.
Figures for 1982 are not yet available.
§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Wales what has been the average cost for new jobs created in Wales in 1981.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsInformation regarding the cost per job of Government assistance is available only in respect of regional selective assistance provided under section 7 of the Industry Act 1972. Offers of such assistance accepted during 1981 in respect of new and expansion projects in Wales represented on average £2,200 per job.
§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the latest total number of jobs that have been notified as lost in Wales since May 1979.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsComprehensive information is not available. Information on net changes in employment levels is best obtained from the estimates of employees in employment compiled by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment. These402W estimates indicate that between June 1979 and December 1981, the latest date for which figures are available, there was a decrease of 127,000 in the number of employees in employment in Wales.