§ Mr. Michael Footasked the Minister of Labour if he will state the unemployment figures and percentage at all the
TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN AREAS COVERED BY EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES IN MONMOUTHSHIRE Total registered unemployed Percentage rates of unemployment June, 1957 June, 1961 June, 1964 June, 1967 June, 1957 June, 1961 June, 1964 June, 1967 Abergavenny* … … 61 74 104 196 1.6 1.6 1.8 3.5 Abertillery … … 308 376 416 559 2.9 3.0 2.9 4.9 Ebbw Vale … … 190 219 168 355 Newbridge … … 221 184 191 362 Tredegar … … 245 251 230 446 Blackwood* … … 322 292 262 625 4.1 3.4 3.1 6.9 Blaenavon … … 96 94 79 150 1.7 2.2 1.8 4.4 Pontypool … … 319 400 321 795 Chepstow … … 60 39 61 238 0.8 0.6 0.7 3.3 Cwmbran … … 119 100 51 353 1.3 0.9 0.3 2.3 Monmouth … … 60 53 45 116 2.4 2.0 1.3 3.4 Newport … … 469 704 595 1,682 1.0 1.1 1.0 2.6 Newport Docks … … 117 97 56 96 Risca … … 124 95 76 260 2.6 2.3 1.7 7.1 * Percentage rates shown for Abergavenny relate to the travel-to-work area comprising Abergavenn and Crickhowell and for Blackwood to the Bargoed, Blackwood, Pontlottyn and Ystrad Mynach travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. Youngerasked the Minister of Labour what was the number of people registered as unemployed at the exchanges in Hamilton, Larkhall and Lesmahagow in July, 1967, and at the corresponding dates in 1965 and 1966; and how many
TOTAL NUMBER REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND ANALYSIS, ACCORDING TO THE DURATION OF THE CURRENT SPELL OF REGISTERED UNEMPLOYMENT, OF THOSE REGISTERED AS WHOLLY UNEMPLOYED Hamilton Larkhall Lesmahagow 10th July, 1965 Total registered unemployed … … 986 156 107 Wholly unemployed— up to 2 weeks … … 196 30 11 over 2, up to 4 weeks … … 91 13 6 over 4, up to 8 weeks … … 117 23 13 over 8 weeks … … 570 90 71 11th July, 1966 Total registered unemployed … … 949 145 110 Wholly unemployed— up to 2 weeks … … 196 20 7 over 2, up to 4 weeks … … 65 15 6 over 4, up to 8 weeks … … 106 18 11 over 8 weeks … … 555 75 81 12th July, 1967 Total registered unemployed … … 1,334 310 178 Wholly unemployed— up to 2 weeks … … 258 38 15 over 2, up to 4 weeks … … 98 28 19 over 4, up to 8 weeks … … 152 32 20 over 8 weeks … … 792 185 92