§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many people, male and female, were placed in employment by the Shotton jobcentre in the month of May or the last month for which statistics are available; and how many males and females were unemployed in that month.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasIn June 1983, 59 people were placed in employment by the Shotton jobcentre. Separate figures for males and females are not available. On 9 June 1983, 2,089 males and 852 females were claimants at the Shotton unemployment benefit office.
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of unemployed males and unemployed females have been out of work in (a) the Deeside and (b) the Wrexham travel-to-work areas for one year, two years and three years, respectively.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThe latest information relates to April 1983 and the proportions are as follows:
Shotton TTWA Wrexham TTWA Males Per cent. Females Per cent. Males Per cent. Females Per cent. Unemployed over one year 49.8 27.3 46.3 30.2 Unemployed over 2 years 26.8 10.6 27.1 13.5 Unemployed over 3 years 11.7 5.0 12.3 7.2
§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total number of persons unemployed, the percentage rate of unemployment and total numbers of vacancies for (a) Deeside, (b) the Wrexham travel-to-work area, (c) Clwyd and (d) Wales as a whole; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John Stradling ThomasThe information is as follows: 97W
Claimants unemployed on 9 June 1983 Vacancies unfilled on 3 June 1983 Total Rate Employment Offices Careers Offices Per cent. Shotton TTWA 8,061 17.2 250 2 Wrexham TTWA 7,729 17.1 450 7 Clwyd 22,173 16.8 1,197 22 Wales 162,160 15.4 7,987 270 Note:
Vacancy statistics are not a measure of the total number of vacancies in the economy. The figures relate only to notified vacancies remaining unfilled on the date of the count.