§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will state, for Wales and by county, the number of people unemployed for(a) more than six months but less than 12 months, (b) more than 12 months but less than two years and (c) more than two years, sub-divided for males and females; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David HuntThe latest month for which data is available is April 1992. The numbers unemployed in each of the categories requested are available from the NOMIS database, which can be accessed on-line by House of Commons Library staff.
The following tables show the information as requested:
Unemployed for more than six months and less than 12 months1 Male Female Total Clwyd 2,727 809 3,536 Dyfed 2,469 841 3,310 Gwent 3,240 880 4,120 Gwynedd 2,057 660 2,717 Mid Glamorgan 4,244 977 5,221 Powys 477 169 646 South Glamorgan 3,599 901 4,500 West Glamorgan 2,830 714 3,544 Wales 21,643 5,951 27,594 1 Unadjusted. Source: Employment Department.
Unemployed for more than 12 months and less than two years1 Male Female Total Clwyd 2,086 381 2,467 Dyfed 2,162 433 2,595 Gwent 3,486 603 4,089 Gwynedd 1,556 367 1,923 Mid Glamorgan 4,910 676 5,586 Powys 383 96 479 South Glamorgan 3,508 536 4,044 West Glamorgan 2,750 439 3,189 Wales 20,841 3,531 24,372 1 Unadjusted. Source: Employment Department.
Unemployed for more than two years1 Male Female Total Clwyd 1,082 246 1,328 Dyfed 958 210 1,168 Gwent 2,272 434 2,706 Gwynedd 1,168 276 1,444 Mid Glamorgan 3,259 498 3,757 Powys 184 50 234 South Glamorgan 2,286 330 2,616 West Glamorgan 1,583 228 1,811 Wales 12,792 2,272 15,064 1 Unadjusted. Source: Employment Department.