HC Deb 19 October 1992 vol 212 cc151-3W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish the monthly totals and average percentage of the unemployment figures for (a) Wales and (b) the areas covered by the valleys inititative for each year from 1987.

Mr. David Hunt

The unemployment data requested for Wales are available from the NOMIS database, which can be accessed on-line by House of Commons Library staff. Unemployment figures for the Valleys area are given in the table:

Unemployment in the Programme for the Valleys area
Number1 Rate2
1987
January 44,703 18.2
February 43,281 17.7
March 42,001 17.1
April 41,817 17.1
May 41,183 16.8
June 39,682 16.2
July 39,646 16.2
August 38,963 15.9
September 40,237 16.4
October 37,998 15.5
November 36,888 15.0
December 37,073 15.1
1988
January 37,797 15.4
February 37,122 15.1
March 36,234 14.8
April 37,556 15.3
May 35,675 14.6
June 34,435 14.0
July 33,558 13.7
August 33,138 13.5
September 33,391 13.6
October 30,907 12.6
November 30,354 12.4
December 30,292 12.4
1989
January 30,963 12.6

Number1 Rate2
February 29,812 12.1
March 29,095 11.8
April 28,543 11.6
May 27,411 11.2
June 26,279 10.7
July 26,291 10.7
August 25,714 10.5
September 25,928 10.5
October 24,091 9.8
November 23,296 9.5
December 23,677 9.6
1990
January 24,764 10.3
February 24,183 10.0
March 23,797 9.9
April 23,474 9.8
May 22,922 9.5
June 22,417 9.3
July 23,146 9.6
August 23,330 9.7
September 23,647 9.8
October 23,411 9.7
November 24,052 10.0
December 25,559 10.6
1991
January 27,077 11.1
February 27,746 11.4
March 28,995 11.9
April 30,309 12.5
May 30,274 12.5
June 30,144 12.4
July 31,557 13.0
August 31,635 13.0
September 31,751 13.1
October 30,808 12.7
November 31,130 12.8
December 31,987 13.2
1992
January 33,469 13.8
February 32,934 13.6
March 32,271 13.3
April 32,200 13.3
May 31,443 12.9
June 30,845 12.7
July 31,438 12.9
August 31,901 13.1
September 32,310 13.3

Source: Employment Department.

1 Unadjusted numbers of unemployed claimants.

2 Unemployed claimants expressed as a percentage of the work force. 1987 rates use the 1988 work force, 1992 rates use 1991 work force figures.

Valleys Wales
Number Rate Number Rate
1990
January 24,764 10.3 90,349 6.9
February 24,183 10.0 88,851 6.8
March 23,797 9.9 86,638 6.6
April 23,474 9.8 84,557 6.5
May 22,922 9.5 81,194 6.2
June 22,417 9.3 79,103 6.1
July 23,146 9.6 83,202 6.4
August 23,330 9.7 84,609 6.5
September 23,647 9.8 85,858 6.6
October 23,411 9.7 86.03 6.6
November 24,052 10.0 89,923 6.9
December 25,559 10.6 95,662 7.3
1991
January 27,077 11.1 101,452 7.8
February 27,746 11.4 104,889 8.1
March 28,995 11.9 108,049 8.3

Valleys Wales
Number Rate Number Rate
April 30,309 12.5 110,504 8.5
May 30,274 12.5 110,237 8.5
June 30,144 12.4 109,783 8.4
July 31,557 13.0 115,993 8.9
August 31,635 13.0 118,469 9.1
September 31,751 13.1 118,952 9.1
October 30,808 12.7 117,089 9.0
November 31,130 12.8 119,696 9.2
December 31,987 13.2 122,910 9.4
1992
January 33,469 13.8 128,755 9.9
February 32,934 13.6 128,105 9.8
March 32,271 13.3 125,871 9.7
April 32,200 13.3 125,661 9.7
May 31,443 12.9 122,902 9.4
June 30,845 12.7 120,512 9.3
July 31,438 12.9 125,156 9.6
August 31,901 13.1 128,391 9.9
September 32,310 13.3 129,317 9.9

Source: Employment Department