§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many long-term unemployed people there are in Wales, by each Parliamentary constituency. [33535]
§ Mr. HainThe information requested is given in the table, and is available from the NOMIS database, which can be accessed by the staff of the Library of the House.
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Long-term unemployed (claimant count), January 19981 Constituency Male Female Total Aberavon 233 33 266 Alyn and Deeside 278 40 318 Blaenau Gwent 694 99 793 Brecon and Radnorshire 199 52 251 Bridgend 320 73 393 Caernarfon 631 96 727 Caerphilly 522 91 613 Cardiff, Central 563 109 672 Cardiff, North 183 27 210 Cardiff, South and Penarth 772 116 888 Cardiff, West 722 104 826 Carmarthen, East and Dinefwr 280 66 346
Long-term unemployed (claimant count), January 19981 Constituency Male Female Total Carmarthen, West and South Pembrokeshire 562 110 672 Ceredigion 285 61 346 Clwyd, South 214 41 255 Clwyd, West 302 63 365 Conwy 541 107 648 Cynon Valley 381 60 441 Delyn 237 42 279 Gower 207 35 242 Islwyn 173 34 207 Llanelli 518 79 597 Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 308 79 387 Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 394 73 467 Monmouth 267 48 315 Montgomeryshire 89 18 107 Neath 286 48 334 Newport, East 444 86 530 Newport, West 537 98 635 Ogmore 313 55 368 Pontypridd 372 59 431 Preseli Pembrokeshire 572 117 689 Rhondda 475 79 554 Swansea, East 367 39 406 Swansea, West 408 68 476 Torfaen 323 45 368 Vale of Clwyd 328 54 382 Vale of Glamorgan 453 94 547 Wrexham 275 64 339 Ynys Mon 795 172 967 Total 15,823 2,834 18,657 1Claimant unemployed for over 52 weeks. These figures are not seasonally adjusted. Source:
Office for National Statistics.