HC Deb 16 July 1982 vol 27 c475W
Mr. Ray Powell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of people in employment in the travel-to-work areas in Mid-Wales recently de-scheduled, in each July from 1975 together with the number of persons registered as unemployed on comparable dates in percentage terms.

Table 1Employees in employment
Travel to work area June 1975 June 1976 June 1977 June 1978
Barmouth 3,303 3,259 3,244 3,574
Tywyn 879 848 835 866
Machynlleth 1,789 1,770 1,738 1,621
Welshpool 6,028 5,919 5,809 5,928
Abetystwyth 10,810 10,915 10,620 10,812
Newtown 6,813 7,017 7,149 7,438
Llandrindod Wells 6,691 6,854 6,895 7,053
Llandeilo 2,992 3,032 2,787 2,993
Brecon 6,825 6,792 6,542 6,802

Table 2Percentage unemployed
Travel to work area June 1975 June 1976 June 1977 June 1978 June 1979 June 1980 June 1981 June 1982
Barmouth 4.0 5.0 5.7 4.4 2.7 4.7 9.6 9.5
Tywyn 7.2 11.0 12.7 11.3 8.4 9.3 13.5 12.7
Machynlleth 4.4 7.0 7.9 6.2 5.1 6.3 10.2 13.0
Welshpool 4.2 5.6 5.9 6.1 4.8 5.5 10.1 11.3
Aberystwyth 3.1 4.0 5.3 5.9 5.4 5.7 9.1 10.1
Newtown 3.8 5.2 6.2 5.1 4.0 5.5 9.9 13.3
Llandrindod Wells 4.7 6.0 6.5 6.8 5.5 6.9 11.4 10.8
Llandeilo 4.1 5.0 7.6 7.0 7.8 9.4 13.9 12.8
Brecon 2.3 4.2 5.2 5.2 4.3 5.3 7.1 7.9

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