HC Deb 20 December 1966 vol 738 cc267-8W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Minister of Labour how many persons previously employed in service industries in Wales have been registered as unemployed since July; and what percentage they are of the total number of unemployed.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

We do not compile statistics giving an industrial analysis of persons coming on to the unemployed registers. We do compile an industrial analysis of the numbers unemployed on a specific date each month.

At 14th November, 1966, the latest date for which information is available, there were in Wales 13,590 persons registered as unemployed whose last em-

Employees in Employment (Thousands) Numbers registered as unemployed
Males Females Total Males Females Total
October, 1962 154.2 8.1 162.3 14,240 233 14,473
October, 1963 143.7 7.7 151.4 14,292 238 14,530
October, 1964 143.4 8.1 151.5 7,469 175 7,644
October, 1965 146.8* 8.2* 155.0* 4,824 113 4,937
October, 1966 142.7* 8.7* 151.4* 5,103 139 5,242
November, 1966 5,872 153 6,025
* Provisional.

I will write to the hon. Member, on the second part of the Question as soon as possible

ployment was in service industries, defined as Orders XIX to XXIV of the Standard Industrial Classification, representing 34–5 per cent. of the total numbers unemployed at that date.