§ Mr. Ness Edwardsasked the Minister of Labour what was the rate and numbers of unemployed for each of the exchange areas in the counties of Monmouth and Glamorgan at the last count.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe following is the information:
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NUMBERS AND PATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR EXCHANGE AREAS IN GLAMORGAN AND MONMOITHSHIRE ON 11TH NOVEMBER, 1963 Glamorgan Area Number unemployed Percentage Aberdare … 375 2.5 Mountain Ash … 246 Bargoed … 431 3.9 Blackwood … 299 Pontlottyn … 153 Ystrad Mynach … 178 Bridgend … 539 2.8 Ogmore Vale … 52 Pontycymmer … 76 Caerphilly … 470 6.5 Senghenydd … 185 Cardiff … 2,501 2.5 Barry … 763 Bute Docks … 356 Llantwit Major … 71 Penarth … 148 Gorseinon … 155 3.2* Pontardulais … 62 Maesteg … 278 4.4 Cymmer … 151 Merthyr Tydfil … 537 3.1 Dowlais … 138 Treharris … 94 Neath … 501 1.9 Resolven … 80 Pontyclun … 73 4.2 Tonyrefail … 235 Pontypridd … 506 1.6 Porthcawl … 194 7.9 Port Talbot … 871 2.5 Swansea … 1,599 5.1 Swansea Docks … 147 Morriston … 374
Glamorgan—contd. Office Number unemployed Office or Group percentage Tonypandy … 807 5.1 Ferndale … 268 Treorchy … 376 Ystatyfera … 185 3.6 Pontardawe … 148 * This percentage is for the Llanelly Group which also includes Llanelly, Burry Port, Kidwelly and Tumble in Carmarthenshire.
Monmouthshire Abergavenny … 120 1.8† Chepstow … 99 1.2 Cwmbran … 106 0.9 Ebbw Vale … 206 3.4‡ Abertillery … 524 Newbridge … 213 Tredegar … 289 Monmouth … 59 1.8 Newport … 912 1.6 Newport Docks … 152 Pontypool … 462 2.5 Blaenavon … 113 Risca … 121 2.9 † This percentage is for the Abergavenny Group which also includes Crickhowell in Breconshire. ‡This percentage is for the Ebbw Vale Group which also includes Brynmawr in Breconshire.