§ Mr. J. Griffithsasked 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. HareFollowing 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.