HC Deb 09 May 1963 vol 677 c90W
Mr. J. Griffiths

asked the Minister of Labour what was the number of persons engaged in civil employment and the numbers registered as unemployed in Wales in the month of January in the years 1955 to 1959 and 1963, respectively.

Mr. Hare

Following is the information:

ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT AND NUMBERS OF PERSONS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED WALES
Employees in employment Unemployment
Year Total Date Total
1955 932,100 10th January, 1955. 24,155
1956 939,100 16th January, 1956. 18,758
1957 936,100 14th January, 1957. 27,322
1958 922,800 13th January, 1958. 33,800
1959 922,100 12th January, 1959. 43,856
1962 953,600 14th January, 1963. 54,864
Notes:
1. Estimates of the numbers in civil employment (which include employers and persons working on their own account) are available only for Great Britain as a whole.
2. The estimated numbers of employees in employment are only available at mid-year.